List of Air Ministry Specifications
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This is a partial list of the British
Air Ministry
(AM) specifications for aircraft
. A specification stemmed from an Operational Requirement
, abbreviated "OR", describing what the aircraft would be used for. This in turn led to the specification itself, e.g. a two-engined fighter with 4 machine guns. So for example, OR.40 for a heavy bomber led to Specification B.12/36. Aircraft manufacturers would be invited to present design proposals to the Ministry, following which prototypes of one or more of the proposals might be ordered for evaluation. On very rare occasions, a manufacturer would design and build an aircraft using their own money as a "Private Venture" (PV). This would then be offered to the Ministry for evaluation. If the aircraft generated interest in the Ministry or RAF due to performance or some other combination of features then the Ministry might well issue a specification based on the Private Venture aircraft.
The system of producing aircraft to a specification ran from 1920 to 1949 during which the Air Ministry was replaced by first the Ministry of Aircraft Production (MAP) and then the Ministry of Supply
(MoS). The system was applied to commercial aircraft as well, two being de Havilland Comet
and Vickers Viscount
. During the period, over 800 specifications were issued.
", e.g., B.12/36, P for "medium bomber", e.g., P.13/36, F for "fighter
", e.g., F.10/35, and A for "army co-operation", e.g., A.39/34. The second part was a number identifying it in sequence and then after the slash, the year it was formulated, so in the example given above, B.12/36 signifies a specification for a heavy bomber, the twelfth specification of all types issued in 1936. Specifications were not always issued in sequence.
Admiralty
specifications were identified by the letter N (Naval), e.g., N.21/45, and experimental specifications identified by the letter E (Experimental), e.g., E.28/39, with training aircraft signified by the letter T (Training), e.g., T.23/31, and unpowered aircraft, signified by the letter X, e.g., X.26/40. The letter G (General) signified a general-purpose aircraft, e.g., G.9/45, with an M (Multi-role) being applied to aircraft intended for more than one specific purpose, e.g., M.15/35.
The letter C (Cargo) was applied to military transport aircraft, e.g., C.1/42, with the letter O (Observation) used for a naval reconnaissance aircraft, e.g., O.8/38 - the letter S (Spotter) used for the more specialised role of naval spotting, i.e., observing and reporting back the fall of naval gunfire, e.g., S.38/34 - and R (Reconnaissance) for a reconnaissance type - often a flying boat
, e.g., R.3/33. Special purpose aircraft would be signified by a letter Q, this being used to specify aircraft such as target-tugs, radio-controlled
target drones, etc., e.g., Q.32/55.
Sometimes the purpose for which an aircraft is used in service would change from that for which the specification to which it was designed was issued, and so there are some discrepancies and inconsistencies in designation, the Royal Navy
in particular liking to specify multiple roles for its aircraft in an attempt to make the best use of the necessarily limited hangar
space onboard its aircraft carrier
s. In this case this resulted in several types designed to specifications originally intended to signify the naval Spotting role also being used for other purposes, e.g., S.15/33, resulting in the Blackburn Shark
and Fairey Swordfish
, the latter aircraft being primarily utilised as a torpedo bomber
. Similarly S.24/37, which produced the Fairey Barracuda
, again primarily designed for spotting, the dive bomber
/torpedo bomber requirements being regarded as secondary when the specification was issued, but for which roles it was almost exclusively subsequently used, the original spotting requirement having been made obsolete with the introduction of radar
.
In addition, some (mostly early) specifications appear to have no letter prefix at all, e.g., 1/21, the Vickers Virginia III
.
B.35/46 - this is in addition to the manufacturer's own separate internal designation for the aircraft, e.g., Avro 698. With several manufacturers submitting designs to the same specification this could result in a number of different aircraft with the same X.XX/XX designation, e.g., Handley Page B.35/46, etc.
Upon acceptance of the design(s) the final service names would usually be chosen by the Air Ministry when they placed a production order, in the above B.35/46 cases, where two aircraft were accepted to this specification, Vulcan
and Victor
respectively.
Upon entering service, in the absence of any already-planned variants a new type would initially have no Mark Number after the aircraft name, being simply referred-to as the Manufacturer Service-name, e.g., the Avro Anson
, however upon acceptance of a new variant the previous (initial) version automatically became the 'Mark I', so in the example given, the previous (first) version of the Anson retrospectively became the Avro Anson Mk I upon acceptance of an Avro Anson Mk II. Sometimes planned variants would be later cancelled leading to 'missing' Mark Numbers, or the extent of the changes may have justified given the new variant a completely new name, e.g., the Hawker Typhoon II
subsequently becoming the Hawker Tempest
, or the Avro Lancaster B.IV & B.V entering service as the Avro Lincoln
. Typographical designation of Mark Numbers (Mk.) varied over time and inconsistencies are common, e.g., Mark II, Mk. II, II, etc. Initially Roman numerals
were used, changing to Arabic numerals
post-World War II
, e.g., Supermarine Spitfire Mk I to Supermarine Spitfire Mk 24.
Note 1: where possible Mark Numbers are given here in this list in the form that was used at the time of acceptance. Variations may be encountered due to changes in format/typographical convention over time.
Note 2: due to mergers and amalgamations within the UK aircraft industry sometimes the name of the manufacturer changed over time, e.g., English Electric
later became part of the British Aircraft Corporation
(BAC), so the English Electric Lightning
then became the BAC Lightning
; the British Aircraft Corporation itself and Hawker Siddeley (HS) then later merged and became British Aerospace
, subsequently becoming BAe
(now BAE Systems
). Thus the previously mentioned Avro Vulcan
was subsequently referred-to as the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan
; similarly, the Blackburn Buccaneer
later became the Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer
. Where possible, for clarity the aircraft in this list are listed under the ORIGINATING company's name or the name of the manufacturer under which it first entered production.
Specifications within the tables are listed in numerical order by year of issue; where a given number appears more than once, with one or more letter prefixes, the entries are presented in alphabetical order.
United Kingdom
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Air Ministry
Air Ministry
The Air Ministry was a department of the British Government with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964...
(AM) specifications for aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
. A specification stemmed from an Operational Requirement
Operational Requirement
An Operational Requirement or was a UK Air Ministry document setting out the required characteristics for a future military aircraft or weapon system....
, abbreviated "OR", describing what the aircraft would be used for. This in turn led to the specification itself, e.g. a two-engined fighter with 4 machine guns. So for example, OR.40 for a heavy bomber led to Specification B.12/36. Aircraft manufacturers would be invited to present design proposals to the Ministry, following which prototypes of one or more of the proposals might be ordered for evaluation. On very rare occasions, a manufacturer would design and build an aircraft using their own money as a "Private Venture" (PV). This would then be offered to the Ministry for evaluation. If the aircraft generated interest in the Ministry or RAF due to performance or some other combination of features then the Ministry might well issue a specification based on the Private Venture aircraft.
The system of producing aircraft to a specification ran from 1920 to 1949 during which the Air Ministry was replaced by first the Ministry of Aircraft Production (MAP) and then the Ministry of Supply
Ministry of Supply
The Ministry of Supply was a department of the UK Government formed in 1939 to co-ordinate the supply of equipment to all three British armed forces, headed by the Minister of Supply. There was, however, a separate ministry responsible for aircraft production and the Admiralty retained...
(MoS). The system was applied to commercial aircraft as well, two being de Havilland Comet
De Havilland Comet
The de Havilland DH 106 Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland at the Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom headquarters, it first flew in 1949 and was a landmark in aeronautical design...
and Vickers Viscount
Vickers Viscount
The Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world...
. During the period, over 800 specifications were issued.
Specification designations
Each specification name usually followed a pattern. A leading letter was usually present to identify the aircraft purpose. The codes used included B for "heavy bomberBomber
A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets, by dropping bombs on them, or – in recent years – by launching cruise missiles at them.-Classifications of bombers:...
", e.g., B.12/36, P for "medium bomber", e.g., P.13/36, F for "fighter
Fighter aircraft
A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets...
", e.g., F.10/35, and A for "army co-operation", e.g., A.39/34. The second part was a number identifying it in sequence and then after the slash, the year it was formulated, so in the example given above, B.12/36 signifies a specification for a heavy bomber, the twelfth specification of all types issued in 1936. Specifications were not always issued in sequence.
Admiralty
Admiralty
The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the Kingdom of England, and later in the United Kingdom, responsible for the command of the Royal Navy...
specifications were identified by the letter N (Naval), e.g., N.21/45, and experimental specifications identified by the letter E (Experimental), e.g., E.28/39, with training aircraft signified by the letter T (Training), e.g., T.23/31, and unpowered aircraft, signified by the letter X, e.g., X.26/40. The letter G (General) signified a general-purpose aircraft, e.g., G.9/45, with an M (Multi-role) being applied to aircraft intended for more than one specific purpose, e.g., M.15/35.
The letter C (Cargo) was applied to military transport aircraft, e.g., C.1/42, with the letter O (Observation) used for a naval reconnaissance aircraft, e.g., O.8/38 - the letter S (Spotter) used for the more specialised role of naval spotting, i.e., observing and reporting back the fall of naval gunfire, e.g., S.38/34 - and R (Reconnaissance) for a reconnaissance type - often a flying boat
Flying boat
A flying boat is a fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. It differs from a float plane as it uses a purpose-designed fuselage which can float, granting the aircraft buoyancy. Flying boats may be stabilized by under-wing floats or by wing-like projections from the fuselage...
, e.g., R.3/33. Special purpose aircraft would be signified by a letter Q, this being used to specify aircraft such as target-tugs, radio-controlled
Radio control
Radio control is the use of radio signals to remotely control a device. The term is used frequently to refer to the control of model vehicles from a hand-held radio transmitter...
target drones, etc., e.g., Q.32/55.
Sometimes the purpose for which an aircraft is used in service would change from that for which the specification to which it was designed was issued, and so there are some discrepancies and inconsistencies in designation, the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
in particular liking to specify multiple roles for its aircraft in an attempt to make the best use of the necessarily limited hangar
Hangar
A hangar is a closed structure to hold aircraft or spacecraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but other materials such as wood and concrete are also sometimes used...
space onboard its aircraft carrier
Aircraft carrier
An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...
s. In this case this resulted in several types designed to specifications originally intended to signify the naval Spotting role also being used for other purposes, e.g., S.15/33, resulting in the Blackburn Shark
Blackburn Shark
-Bibliography:* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.* Shores, Christopher, Brian Cull and Yasuho Izawa. Bloody Shambles:Volume One:The Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore. London:Grub Street, 1992. ISBN 0-948817-50-X.*...
and Fairey Swordfish
Fairey Swordfish
The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War...
, the latter aircraft being primarily utilised as a torpedo bomber
Torpedo bomber
A torpedo bomber is a bomber aircraft designed primarily to attack ships with aerial torpedoes which could also carry out conventional bombings. Torpedo bombers existed almost exclusively prior to and during World War II when they were an important element in many famous battles, notably the...
. Similarly S.24/37, which produced the Fairey Barracuda
Fairey Barracuda
The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo- and dive bomber used during the Second World War, the first of its type used by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm to be fabricated entirely from metal. It was introduced as a replacement for the Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Albacore biplanes...
, again primarily designed for spotting, the dive bomber
Dive bomber
A dive bomber is a bomber aircraft that dives directly at its targets in order to provide greater accuracy for the bomb it drops. Diving towards the target reduces the distance the bomb has to fall, which is the primary factor in determining the accuracy of the drop...
/torpedo bomber requirements being regarded as secondary when the specification was issued, but for which roles it was almost exclusively subsequently used, the original spotting requirement having been made obsolete with the introduction of radar
Radar
Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
.
In addition, some (mostly early) specifications appear to have no letter prefix at all, e.g., 1/21, the Vickers Virginia III
Vickers Virginia
|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-851-1....
.
List of specifications (incomplete)
The names of the aircraft shown in the table are not necessarily those they carried when provided for evaluation as at this point an aircraft would usually be referred-to as the Manufacturer X.XX/XX, e.g., the AvroAvro
Avro was a British aircraft manufacturer, with numerous landmark designs such as the Avro 504 trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the delta wing Avro Vulcan, a stalwart of the Cold War.-Early history:One of the world's...
B.35/46 - this is in addition to the manufacturer's own separate internal designation for the aircraft, e.g., Avro 698. With several manufacturers submitting designs to the same specification this could result in a number of different aircraft with the same X.XX/XX designation, e.g., Handley Page B.35/46, etc.
Upon acceptance of the design(s) the final service names would usually be chosen by the Air Ministry when they placed a production order, in the above B.35/46 cases, where two aircraft were accepted to this specification, Vulcan
Avro Vulcan
The Avro Vulcan, sometimes referred to as the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan, was a jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A V Roe & Co designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced,...
and Victor
Handley Page Victor
The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company during the Cold War. It was the third and final of the V-bombers that provided Britain's nuclear deterrent. The other two V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. Some aircraft...
respectively.
Upon entering service, in the absence of any already-planned variants a new type would initially have no Mark Number after the aircraft name, being simply referred-to as the Manufacturer Service-name, e.g., the Avro Anson
Avro Anson
The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was...
, however upon acceptance of a new variant the previous (initial) version automatically became the 'Mark I', so in the example given, the previous (first) version of the Anson retrospectively became the Avro Anson Mk I upon acceptance of an Avro Anson Mk II. Sometimes planned variants would be later cancelled leading to 'missing' Mark Numbers, or the extent of the changes may have justified given the new variant a completely new name, e.g., the Hawker Typhoon II
Hawker Typhoon
The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. While the Typhoon was designed to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, and a direct replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, several design problems were encountered, and the Typhoon never completely satisfied...
subsequently becoming the Hawker Tempest
Hawker Tempest
The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the war....
, or the Avro Lancaster B.IV & B.V entering service as the Avro Lincoln
Avro Lincoln
The Avro Type 694, better known as the Avro Lincoln, was a British four-engined heavy bomber, which first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were known initially as the Lancaster IV and V, but were renamed Lincoln I and II...
. Typographical designation of Mark Numbers (Mk.) varied over time and inconsistencies are common, e.g., Mark II, Mk. II, II, etc. Initially Roman numerals
Roman numerals
The numeral system of ancient Rome, or Roman numerals, uses combinations of letters from the Latin alphabet to signify values. The numbers 1 to 10 can be expressed in Roman numerals as:...
were used, changing to Arabic numerals
Arabic numerals
Arabic numerals or Hindu numerals or Hindu-Arabic numerals or Indo-Arabic numerals are the ten digits . They are descended from the Hindu-Arabic numeral system developed by Indian mathematicians, in which a sequence of digits such as "975" is read as a numeral...
post-World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, e.g., Supermarine Spitfire Mk I to Supermarine Spitfire Mk 24.
Note 1: where possible Mark Numbers are given here in this list in the form that was used at the time of acceptance. Variations may be encountered due to changes in format/typographical convention over time.
Note 2: due to mergers and amalgamations within the UK aircraft industry sometimes the name of the manufacturer changed over time, e.g., English Electric
English Electric
English Electric was a British industrial manufacturer. Founded in 1918, it initially specialised in industrial electric motors and transformers...
later became part of the British Aircraft Corporation
British Aircraft Corporation
The British Aircraft Corporation was a British aircraft manufacturer formed from the government-pressured merger of English Electric Aviation Ltd., Vickers-Armstrongs , the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Hunting Aircraft in 1960. Bristol, English Electric and Vickers became "parents" of BAC with...
(BAC), so the English Electric Lightning
English Electric Lightning
The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; Royal Air Force ...
then became the BAC Lightning
English Electric Lightning
The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; Royal Air Force ...
; the British Aircraft Corporation itself and Hawker Siddeley (HS) then later merged and became British Aerospace
British Aerospace
British Aerospace plc was a UK aircraft, munitions and defence-systems manufacturer. Its head office was in the Warwick House in the Farnborough Aerospace Centre in Farnborough, Hampshire...
, subsequently becoming BAe
Bae
Bae, also often spelled Pae or Pai, is a unique Korean family name. The South Korean census of 2000 found 372,064 people by this surname, or slightly less than 1% of the population....
(now BAE Systems
BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...
). Thus the previously mentioned Avro Vulcan
Avro Vulcan
The Avro Vulcan, sometimes referred to as the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan, was a jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A V Roe & Co designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced,...
was subsequently referred-to as the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan
Avro Vulcan
The Avro Vulcan, sometimes referred to as the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan, was a jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A V Roe & Co designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced,...
; similarly, the Blackburn Buccaneer
Blackburn Buccaneer
The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British low-level subsonic strike aircraft with nuclear weapon delivery capability serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force between 1962 and 1994, including service in the 1991 Gulf War...
later became the Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer
Blackburn Buccaneer
The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British low-level subsonic strike aircraft with nuclear weapon delivery capability serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force between 1962 and 1994, including service in the 1991 Gulf War...
. Where possible, for clarity the aircraft in this list are listed under the ORIGINATING company's name or the name of the manufacturer under which it first entered production.
Specifications within the tables are listed in numerical order by year of issue; where a given number appears more than once, with one or more letter prefixes, the entries are presented in alphabetical order.
RAF Specifications (1918–1920)
| Spec. | Type | Designs (accepted and tendered) |
| Type I | Fighter, ABC Dragonfly ABC Dragonfly -Bibliography:* Bruce, J.M. "Sopwith Snipe...:...the RAF's First Fighter. . " Air Enthusiast International Volume 6 Number 6, June 1974. Bromley, UK: Fine Scroll.... engine |
Armstrong Whitworth Ara Armstrong Whitworth Ara |-See also:... , BAT Basilisk BAT Basilisk |-See also:-References:*"." Flight, 8 May 1919, p. 616.*"". Flight, 1 January 1920, pp. 18, 19.*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.... , Nieuport Nighthawk Nieuport Nighthawk The Nieuport Nighthawk was a British fighter aircraft developed by the Nieuport & General Aircraft company for the Royal Air Force towards the end of the First World War. Although ordered into production before the aircraft first flew, it did not enter large scale service with the RAF owing to... , Sopwith Snapper Sopwith Snapper -References:*"". Flight, 26 June 1919, pp. 837–847.*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Fighters Volume Three. London:Macdonald, 1969. ISBN 0 356 01490 8.... , Sopwith Snark Sopwith Snark |-See also:-Notes: A similar installation of two Lewis guns on the lower wings of Sopwith Dolphin fighters was tested by No. 87 Squadron RAF.-Bibliography:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.... |
| Type IA | Long-distance (high altitude) | BAT Bantam BAT Bantam -External links:** Contemporary technical description of F.K.23 Bantam with photographs and drawings.-See also:... , Westland Wagtail Westland Wagtail |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Fighters Volume One. London:Macdonald, 1969. ISBN 356 01490 8.... |
| Type II | Two-seat fighter | Bristol Badger |
| Type III | Two-seat fighter | Austin Greyhound Austin Greyhound |-See also:-External links:*... , Westland Weasel Westland Weasel |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume Three Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1969. ISBN 356 01490 8.*James, Derek N. Westland Aircraft since 1915. London:Putnam, 1991. ISBN 0 85177 847 X.-External links:... |
| Type IV Type VI |
Twin-engined bomber | Avro 533 Manchester Avro 533 Manchester -Bibliography:* Harlin, E.A. and G.A. Jenks. Avro: An Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Middlesex, UK: Ian Allen, 1973. ISBN 0-7710-0342-4.* Holmes, Harry. Avro: The History of an Aircraft Company. Wiltshire, UK: The Crowood Press, 2004. ISBN 1-86126-651-0.... , Boulton Paul Bourges Boulton Paul Bourges |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Lewis, Peter. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1980. ISBN 0-370-30265-6.... , de Havilland Oxford, Sopwith Cobham Sopwith Cobham |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Lewis, Peter. The British Bomber Since 1914. London:Putnam, Third edition, 1980. ISBN 0 370 30265 6.... |
| Type VII | Night Bomber | Nieuport London Nieuport London |-See also:-References:*"". Flight, 2 December 1920. pp. 1231-1239*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Lewis, Peter. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, Second edition 1974. ISBN 0 370 10040 9.... |
| Type VIII | Bomber | Avro 533 Manchester Avro 533 Manchester -Bibliography:* Harlin, E.A. and G.A. Jenks. Avro: An Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Middlesex, UK: Ian Allen, 1973. ISBN 0-7710-0342-4.* Holmes, Harry. Avro: The History of an Aircraft Company. Wiltshire, UK: The Crowood Press, 2004. ISBN 1-86126-651-0.... , Boulton Paul Bourges Boulton Paul Bourges |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Lewis, Peter. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1980. ISBN 0-370-30265-6.... , Bristol Braemar Bristol Braemar |-See also:... , de Havilland Oxford, Sopwith Cobham Sopwith Cobham |-See also:-References:*Bruce, J.M. British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.*Lewis, Peter. The British Bomber Since 1914. London:Putnam, Third edition, 1980. ISBN 0 370 30265 6.... |
| Type IX | Medium bomber | de Havilland Okapi De Havilland Okapi |-See also:-External links:*... |
| Type XI | Heavy bomber | Siddeley Sinaia |
| Type XX | Gloster Nightjar Gloster Nightjar |-See also:-Bibliography:* James, Derek N. Gloster Aircraft since 1917. London: Putnam and Company Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-807-0.... |
|
| Type XXI | Two-seat amphibian fighter | Bristol Type 35 , Fairey Pintail Fairey Pintail |-See also:-External links:*... |
| Type XXII | Single-seat carrier based torpedo bomber (re-issued 1920) | Blackburn Blackburd Blackburn Blackburd |-See also:-External links:... , Short Shirl Short Shirl |-The name:Shirl is not a common English word. The Oxford English Dictionary gives four meanings. Two of these, "shrill" and "rough", re hair are very old and seem to have fallen out of use in Elizabethan times. Two usages remained extant at the beginning of the 20th century: "a trimming" and a... , Blackburn Swift |
| Type XXX | Flying boat | Short Cromarty Short Cromarty |-See also:-References:*"". Flight, 14 December 1922, pp. 725—740.*Barnes, C.H. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London:Putnam, 1967.*London, Peter. British Flying Boats. Stroud, UK:Sutton Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0-7509-2695-3.... , Vickers Valentia |
| Type XXXII | Prototype training seaplane | (cancelled 1918) - Short Sporting Type produced to this specification |
| Type XXXIII | Four-engined long range flying boat | Fairey N.4 |
1920-1929
| Spec. | OR | Type | Designs (accepted and tendered) |
| 1/20 | None | First spec. issued: spares carrier | Bristol Type 37 Tramp Bristol Tramp |-See also:-External links:*... |
| 2/20 | 'Interim' single-engine heavy bomber | Avro Aldershot Avro Aldershot -See also:-External links:*... , De Havilland DH.27 Derby De Havilland DH.27 Derby |-References:... |
|
| 3/20 | Single-seat deck-landing torpedo-carrier - Spec. superseded by 32/22 (q.v.) | Blackburn Dart (modified) Blackburn Dart -See also:-Bibliography:* Jackson, A.J. Blackburn Aircraft since 1909. London:Putnam, 1968. ISBN 0-370-00053-6.* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.... , Handley Page H.P.19 Hanley Handley Page Hanley |-See also:-Bibliography:*Barnes, C.H. Handley Page Aircraft since 1907. London:Putnam, 1976. ISBN 0 370 00030 7.*Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0 85177 861 5.... |
|
| 4/20 | Long-distance photographic and reconnaissance aeroplane | Boulton & Paul Bolton | |
| 5/20 | Troop Carrier Biplane | Bristol Type 56, Vickers Victoria Vickers Victoria -See also:... |
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| 6/20 | Vimy Ambulance | Vickers Vimy Ambulance | |
| 7/20 | Fleet reconnaissance and fleet spotting amphibian | Supermarine Seagull Supermarine Seagull |-Bibliography:* Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Supermarine Aircraft Since 1914. London: Putnam Books Ltd.,2nd revised edition 2003. ISBN 0-851-77800-3.... |
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| 8/20 | 3-seat reconnaissance aircraft for Army/Navy | Armstrong Whitworth Tadpole, Westland Walrus Westland Walrus |-References:... |
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| 9/20 | Medium range postal monoplane | Parnall Possum Parnall Possum The Parnall Possum was an experimental triplane, with a single, central engine driving wing mounted propellers via shafts and gears. Two of these British aircraft were built in the mid-1920s.-Design and development:... , Boulton & Paul Bodmin |
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| 10/20 | Cantilever monoplane | de Havilland Doncaster De Havilland Doncaster -External links:* FLIGHT, September 29, 1921, pages 641/647, detailed photos and drawings... |
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| 11/20 | Parnall Possum Parnall Possum The Parnall Possum was an experimental triplane, with a single, central engine driving wing mounted propellers via shafts and gears. Two of these British aircraft were built in the mid-1920s.-Design and development:... , Boulton & Paul Bodmin |
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| 1/21 | Long-range bomber - Vimy Vickers Vimy The Vickers Vimy was a British heavy bomber aircraft of the First World War and post-First World War era. It achieved success as both a military and civil aircraft, setting several notable records in long-distance flights in the interwar period, the most celebrated of which was the first non-stop... replacement |
Vickers Virginia III Vickers Virginia |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-851-1.... |
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| 3/21 | Naval Fleet spotter/reconnaissance aircraft | Avro Bison Avro Bison -See also:... , Blackburn Blackburn Blackburn Blackburn |-See also:... |
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| 5/21 | Light day bomber - DH.9A replacement | Fairey Fawn Fairey Fawn |-See also:... |
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| 7/21 | Parnall Plover Parnall Plover |-See also:-External links:* *... |
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| 6/22 | Naval carrier fighter with interchangeable wheel & float undercarriages using Jaguar or Jupiter Bristol Jupiter The Bristol Jupiter was a British nine-cylinder single-row piston radial engine built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Originally designed late in World War I and known as the Cosmos Jupiter, a lengthy series of upgrades and developments turned it into one of the finest engines of its era.The... engine - Nightjar replacement |
Fairey Flycatcher Fairey Flycatcher -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1992. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.* Taylor, H A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-00065-X.... , Parnall Plover Parnall Plover |-See also:-External links:* *... |
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| 7/22 | Army reconnaissance aircraft | Hawker Duiker Hawker Duiker -See also:-References:* Mason, Francis K, Hawker Aircraft since 1920. London:Putnam, Third edition 1991. ISBN 0 85177 839 9.-External links:*... |
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| 14/22 | Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III Armstrong Whitworth Siskin The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin was a British biplane single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1920s produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. The Siskin was one of the first new RAF fighters to enter service after the First World War; it was noted for its aerobatic qualities.-Design and development:The... |
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| 15/22 | Fighter/interceptor | Armstrong Whitworth Siskin III Armstrong Whitworth Siskin The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin was a British biplane single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1920s produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. The Siskin was one of the first new RAF fighters to enter service after the First World War; it was noted for its aerobatic qualities.-Design and development:The... |
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| 16/22 | Long range Torpedo Bomber to carry 21 inch torpedo | Blackburn Cubaroo Blackburn Cubaroo |-See also:-External links:**... , Avro 557 Ava Avro 557 Ava |-See also:-External links:*... |
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| 21/22 | Twin-engined amphibian flying boat for civil operations - see also R.18/24 | Supermarine Swan Supermarine Southampton -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914 . London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3.... |
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| 22/22 | Two-seat fighter/reconnaissance powered by a supercharged Supercharger A supercharger is an air compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine.The greater mass flow-rate provides more oxygen to support combustion than would be available in a naturally aspirated engine, which allows more fuel to be burned and more work to be done per cycle,... engine - Bloodhound three aircraft order - revised from 3/22 (q.v.) |
Bristol Bloodhound Bristol Type 84 Bloodhound -External links:* * *... |
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| 25/22 | Single-seat night interceptor fighter | Hawker Woodcock Hawker Woodcock -See also:-Bibliography:* Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 1, 2nd Edition. London: Putnam, 1973. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.* Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1992. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.* Mason, Francis K. Hawker Aircraft... |
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| 30/22 | Boulton & Paul Bugle Boulton & Paul Bugle -References:*"". Flight. 23 April 1925. pp.235–238.*Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1912. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.-External links:*... |
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| B.30/22 | Heavy bomber - written for Bugle II production order but Sidestrand also apparently designed to this spec. | Boulton Paul Bugle II, Boulton Paul Sidestrand Boulton Paul Sidestrand |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. Boulton Paul Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1993. ISBN 0-85177-860-7.* Jarrett, Philip. "By Day and By Night: Sidestrand and Overstrand, Part 1." Aeroplane Monthly, Vol. 22, No. 11, Issue 259, November 1994, pp. 18—23. London: IPC. ISSN... |
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| 31/22 | 4-seat heavy night-bomber | Handley Page Hyderabad Handley Page Hyderabad |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8.... |
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| 32/22 | Single-seat deck-landing torpedo-carrier - Spec. supersedes 3/20 (q.v.) | Blackburn Dart II Blackburn Dart -See also:-Bibliography:* Jackson, A.J. Blackburn Aircraft since 1909. London:Putnam, 1968. ISBN 0-370-00053-6.* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.... , Bristol Brandon |
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| 37/22 | Three-seat deck landing reconnaissance aircraft - Blackburn Blackburn Blackburn |-See also:... /Bison Avro Bison -See also:... replacement |
Blackburn Airedale, Hawker Hedgehog Hawker Hedgehog -References:* Mason, Francis K. Hawker Aircraft since 1920 London:Putnam, 1991. ISBN 0 85177 839 9.... |
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| 38/22 | General Purpose seaplane/landplane | Fairey III Fairey III The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants... D |
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| 40/22 | Transport aeroplane - civil airliner - larger version of DH.34 | de Havilland Highclere De Havilland Highclere The de Havilland DH.54 Highclere was a single-engined 15-passenger biplane airliner designed to replace the DH.34. Its development ended when Imperial Airways decided only to use multi-engined types.-Development:... |
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| 41/22 | 'Middle East type transport aeroplane' - civil airliner | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Armstrong Whitworth Argosy -Video:*-References:NotesBibliography*Mondey, David, ed., The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Aircraft: Military and Civil Aviation From the Beginnings to the Present Day. Secaucus, New Jersey: Chartwell Books Inc., 1978, ISBN 0-89009-771-2.... , de Havilland Hercules |
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| 43/22 | Vickers Vernon II Vickers Vernon -See also:... |
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| 44/22 | Single-engined long-range reconnaissance seaplane - intended for round-the-World flight Circumnavigation Circumnavigation – literally, "navigation of a circumference" – refers to travelling all the way around an island, a continent, or the entire planet Earth.- Global circumnavigation :... |
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| 16/23 | None | Spotting ship-plane | Avro Bison Avro Bison -See also:... |
| 19/23 | Fighter/interceptor - improved Siskin III | Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA Armstrong Whitworth Siskin The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin was a British biplane single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1920s produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. The Siskin was one of the first new RAF fighters to enter service after the First World War; it was noted for its aerobatic qualities.-Design and development:The... |
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| 21/23 | Fleet two-seat torpedo bomber | Avro Buffalo Avro Buffalo |-See also:... , Blackburn Ripon Blackburn Ripon -See also:-External links:* in Flight... , Handley Page H.P.31 Harrow Handley Page H.P.31 Harrow The Handley Page H.P.31 was a two-seat single-engined biplane built to a British specification for a carrier based torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft... |
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| 23/23 | Coastal patrol and anti-submarine flying-boat | English Electric Kingston English Electric Kingston |-See also:... |
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| 25/23 | Fleet two-seat torpedo bomber/bomber | Handley Page H.P.25 Hendon Handley Page Hendon |-See also:-Bibliography:*Barnes, C.H. Handley Page Aircraft since 1907. London:Putnam, 1976. ISBN 0 370 00030 7.*Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0 85177 861 5.... |
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| 26/23 | Two-seat long-range day-bomber | Bristol Berkeley, Handley Page H.P.28 Handcross Handley Page H.P.28 Handcross |-See also:... , Hawker Horsley Hawker Horsley |-See also:-Bibliography:* Jarrett, Philip. "By Day and By Night: Hawker Horsley part 1". Aeroplane Monthly, Volume 21 No 10, Issue 246, October 1993. pp. 32–40.... , Westland Yeovil Westland Yeovil -See also:... |
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| 28/23 | Long-range bomber - Virginia production order | Vickers Virginia Vickers Virginia |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-851-1.... |
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| 37/23 | Single-engined fighter/interceptor - improved Grebe Gloster Grebe -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* James, Derek N. Gloster Aircraft since 1917. London: Putnam and Company Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-807-0.* Thetford, Owen. Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1918-57. London:Putnam, First edition 1957.... |
Gloster Gamecock Gloster Gamecock |-See also:-Bibliography:* Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon. "The Era-Ending Gamecock". Air Enthusiast, Number 21, April-July 1983.Bromley, Kent:Pilot Press. p. 1-8, 58-62. ISSN 0143-5450.... |
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| 1/24 | Three-seat fleet reconnaissance seaplane and amphibian | Parnall Pike, Short S.6 Sturgeon, Bristol Type 87 | |
| 2/24 | Light Aeroplane | Cancelled | |
| 3/24 | Single-seat high-performance landplane | Hawker Woodcock II Hawker Woodcock -See also:-Bibliography:* Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 1, 2nd Edition. London: Putnam, 1973. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.* Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1992. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.* Mason, Francis K. Hawker Aircraft... (production) |
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| 4/24 | "Twin-Engined Home Defence Fighter" armed with two 37 mm cannons | Westland Westbury Westland Westbury |-See also:... Bristol Bagshot Bristol Bagshot -External links:**... |
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| 5/24 | Advanced landplane, convertible to a seaplane, trainer for RAF Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world... and deck-landing trainer for FAA Fleet Air Arm The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters... |
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| 5A/24 | Floatplane trainer | Vickers Vendace Vickers Vendace |-See also:-Bibliography:* Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam. Second Edition, 1988. ISBN 0 85177 815 1.* Donald, David . The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Aerospace Publishing. 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.... , Blackburn Sprat, Parnall Perch |
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| 6/24 | Single-seat fighter | Fairey Flycatcher I Fairey Flycatcher -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1992. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.* Taylor, H A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-00065-X.... (production) |
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| 7/24 | 'High Powered Single-Seater Fighter Landplane' | Avro Avenger Avro Avenger -External links:* *... , Fairey Firefly, Fairey Fox Fairey Fox The Fairey Fox was a British light bomber and fighter biplane of the 1920s and 1930s. It was originally produced in Britain for the RAF, but continued in production and use in Belgium long after it was retired in Britain.-Fox I:... , Gloster Gorcock, Hawker Hornbill Hawker Hornbill -References:*Hawker Aircraft since 1920 by Francis K Mason - pub Putnam 1961... |
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| 8/24 | Army co-operation aircraft | de Havilland Dingo | |
| 9/24 | Twin engine medium day-bomber - Sidestrand II production order - see also 25/27 | Boulton Paul Sidestrand II Boulton Paul Sidestrand |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. Boulton Paul Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1993. ISBN 0-85177-860-7.* Jarrett, Philip. "By Day and By Night: Sidestrand and Overstrand, Part 1." Aeroplane Monthly, Vol. 22, No. 11, Issue 259, November 1994, pp. 18—23. London: IPC. ISSN... |
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| 10/24 | Fleet spotting ship-plane | Blackburn Blackburn Blackburn Blackburn |-See also:... |
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| 11/24 | Fleet spotting ship-plane | Avro Bison II Avro Bison -See also:... |
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| 12/24 | Long-range bomber - Virginia production order | Vickers Virginia Vickers Virginia |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-851-1.... |
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| 13/24 | Patrol flying boat | Blackburn Iris III Blackburn Iris The Blackburn Iris was a British three-engined biplane flying boat of the 1920s. Although only five Irises were built, it was used as a long-ranged maritime reconnaissance aircraft by the Royal Air Force, where it equipped a squadron for 4 years, being used to carry out a number of notable... , Short Singapore |
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| 14/24 | Three-engined boat seaplane | Blackburn Iris Blackburn Iris The Blackburn Iris was a British three-engined biplane flying boat of the 1920s. Although only five Irises were built, it was used as a long-ranged maritime reconnaissance aircraft by the Royal Air Force, where it equipped a squadron for 4 years, being used to carry out a number of notable... , Saunders Valkyrie Saunders Valkyrie The Saunders A.3 Valkyrie was a large three-engined biplane flying boat with a wooden hull built to an Air Ministry specification. It was not found suitable for production and helped to confirm a preference for metal-hulled flying boats.-Development:... |
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| 15/24 | 4-seat heavy night-bomber - initial production batch of Hyderabads | Handley Page Hyderabad I Handley Page Hyderabad |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8.... |
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| 16/24 | Submarine-borne reconnaissance seaplane | Parnall Peto Parnall Peto |-See also:-External links:**** article Popular Mechanics... |
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| 17/24 | Single-seat high-speed fighter landplane | Gloster Guan Gloster Guan The Gloster Guan was a single-engined single-seat experimental biplane fighter built in the United Kingdom to test the performance of fighters using supercharged engines at high altitudes. Three were planned but only two constructed.-Development:... |
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| 18/24 | Twin-engined amphibian flying boat - military version of boat ordered to 21/22 | Supermarine Southampton Supermarine Southampton -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914 . London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3.... |
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| 19/24 | Three-seat Spotter/Reconnaissance (FAA Fleet Air Arm The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters... ) /two-seat GP (RAF Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world... ) aircraft with interchangeable land & float U/C Undercarriage The undercarriage or landing gear in aviation, is the structure that supports an aircraft on the ground and allows it to taxi, takeoff and land... & folding wing Folding wing A folding wing is a design feature of aircraft to save space in the airfield, and time, and is typical of naval aircraft that operate from the limited deck space of aircraft carriers. The folding allows the aircraft to occupy less space in a confined hangar because the folded wing normally rises... s |
Fairey III Fairey III The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants... F |
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| 20/24 | All-metal monoplane flying boat | Beardmore Inverness | |
| 21/24 | Single-seat boat seaplane for storage in restricted space | Parnall Prawn Parnall Prawn The Parnall Prawn was an experimental flying boat from 1930 with its single-engine in the nose, built in the UK to see if a combination of tilting engine and small propeller would make this configuration practical.-Design and development:... |
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| 22/24 | Three-engine boat seaplane | Saunders Valkyrie Saunders Valkyrie The Saunders A.3 Valkyrie was a large three-engined biplane flying boat with a wooden hull built to an Air Ministry specification. It was not found suitable for production and helped to confirm a preference for metal-hulled flying boats.-Development:... |
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| 23/24 | Twin engine civil airliner | Handley Page H.P.32 Hamlet | |
| 24/24 | Conversion of Bison I to Bison Ia | Avro Bison Avro Bison -See also:... |
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| 25/24 | Single-seater, high-speed fighter landplane | Hawker Heron Hawker Heron -See also:-References:* Mason, Francis K Hawker Aircraft since 1920 London:Putnam, 1991. ISBN 0 85177 839 9.* Meekcoms, K J and Morgan, E B. The British Aircraft Specification File. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain, 1994ISBN 0 85130 220 3... |
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| 26/24 | Three-engined landplane for dutied in the Middle East | Cancelled | |
| 27/24 | Twin engine single-seat interceptor/night fighter Night fighter A night fighter is a fighter aircraft adapted for use at night or in other times of bad visibility... |
Boulton Paul Bittern Boulton Paul Bittern |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography... |
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| 28/24 | Day and night fighter - Siskin Armstrong Whitworth Siskin The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin was a British biplane single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1920s produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. The Siskin was one of the first new RAF fighters to enter service after the First World War; it was noted for its aerobatic qualities.-Design and development:The... replacement |
Armstrong Whitworth Starling Armstrong Whitworth Starling |-See also:-External links:*... |
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| 29/24 | Twin-engined boat amphibian with Lynx engines (service aircraft) | Supermarine Seamew Supermarine Seamew -References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.N. and Morgan, E.B. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914, Second edition. London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3.... |
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| 30/24 | Two-seat reconnaissance/army co-operation aircraft | de Havilland Hyena, Short Chamois Short Springbok -See also:... , Vickers Vespa Vickers Vespa |-See also:*Aerial operations in the Chaco War-Bibliography:* Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, Eric B. Vickers Aircraft since 1908, Second edition. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.... |
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| 31/24 | Twin-engined boat amphibian with Lynx engines (civil aircraft) | Saunders Medina Saunders Medina |-See also:-External links:*... |
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| 32/24 | Training landplane with Lynx engines - replaced by 3/27 | Avro 504N Avro 504 The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in any military capacity, during... |
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| 33/24 | Three-engined boat seaplane for civil use | Not issued | |
| 34/24 | Freight carrying landplane | Vickers Vellore Vickers Vellore -External links:*... , Gloucester Goodwood |
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| 35/24 | Three-engine landplane for Middle East transport | Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Armstrong Whitworth Argosy -Video:*-References:NotesBibliography*Mondey, David, ed., The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Aircraft: Military and Civil Aviation From the Beginnings to the Present Day. Secaucus, New Jersey: Chartwell Books Inc., 1978, ISBN 0-89009-771-2.... |
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| 11/25 | Supermarine Southampton Supermarine Southampton -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914 . London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3.... |
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Avro 584 Avocet Avro Avocet -External links:* *... , Vickers Vireo Vickers Vireo The Vickers Vireo was an experimental low wing all-metal monoplane built to explore both all-metal service aircraft and the use of catapult launched ship board fighters. Only one was built.-Development:... |
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| 20/25 | Army co-operation aeroplane - Bristol Fighter Bristol F.2 Fighter The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War flown by the Royal Flying Corps. It is often simply called the Bristol Fighter or popularly the "Brisfit" or "Biff". Despite being a two-seater, the F.2B proved to be an agile aircraft... /DH.9A Airco DH.9A The Airco DH.9A was a British light bomber designed and first used shortly before the end of the First World War. Colloquially known as the "Ninak" , it served on in large numbers for the Royal Air Force following the end of the war, both at home and overseas, where it was used for colonial... replacement |
Armstrong Whitworth Atlas Armstrong Whitworth Atlas |-See also:-External links:* *... , Bristol Boarhound Bristol Boarhound -References:* Donald, David, and Lake, Jon, eds. Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft. London: AIRtime Publishing, 1996. ISBN 1-880588-24-2.-External links:* *... |
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| 23/25 | Two-seat day-bomber, reconnaissance & coastal torpedo-bomber | Blackburn Beagle Blackburn Beagle -External links:*... , Gloster Goring Gloster Goring The Gloster Goring was a single-engined two-seat biplane designed to meet 1926 Air Ministry specifications for a day/torpedo bomber. It was not put into production and the one aircraft built served later as an engine test bed.-Development:... , Handley Page H.P.34 Hare Handley Page Hare |-See also:-External links:*... , Hawker Harrier, Westland Witch Westland Witch The Westland Witch was an unsuccessful British bomber prototype, first flown in 1928. Only a single aircraft of this type was built.The Westland Witch was an unsuccessful British bomber prototype, first flown in 1928. Only a single aircraft of this type was built.The Westland Witch was an... |
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| 24/25 | High altitude bomber - Horsely Hawker Horsley |-See also:-Bibliography:* Jarrett, Philip. "By Day and By Night: Hawker Horsley part 1". Aeroplane Monthly, Volume 21 No 10, Issue 246, October 1993. pp. 32–40.... replacement |
Blackburn Beagle Blackburn Beagle -External links:*... , Handley Page H.P.34 Hare Handley Page Hare |-See also:-External links:*... , Vickers Vildebeest Vickers Vildebeest The Vickers Vildebeest and the similar Vickers Vincent were two very large two- to three-seat single-engined British biplanes designed and built by Vickers and used as a light bomber, torpedo bomber and in the army cooperation roles... |
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| 7/26 | Twin-float high-speed monoplane seaplane for 1927 Schneider Trophy Schneider Trophy The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider was a prize competition for seaplanes. Announced by Jacques Schneider, a financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, in 1911, it offered a prize of roughly £1,000. The race was held eleven times between 1913 and 1931... competition |
Short Crusader Short Crusader -See also:-References:*http://www.airracinghistory.freeola.com/aircraft/Short%20Crusader.htm accessed 23 April 2008... |
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| F.9/26 | None | Day and night 'zone' fighter - no design accepted and Spec. superseded by F.20/27 (q.v.) | Armstrong Whitworth Starling II Armstrong Whitworth Starling |-See also:-External links:*... , Blackburn Blackcock/Turcock, Boulton Paul Partridge Boulton Paul Partridge |-References:... , Bristol Bulldog Mk.I Bristol Bulldog |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. The Bristol Bulldog . Leatherhead, Surrey, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., 1965.* Barnes, C.H. Bristol Aircraft Since 1910. London: Putnam, 1964.... , Bristol Bullpup Bristol Bullpup -Bibliography:* Barnes, C.H. Bristol Aircraft Since 1910. London: Putnam, 1964. ISBN 0-370-00015-3.* Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. The Complete Book of Fighters. Godalming, UK: Salamander, 2001. ISBN 1-84065-269-1.... , Gloster Goldfinch Gloster Gamecock |-See also:-Bibliography:* Green, William and Swanborough, Gordon. "The Era-Ending Gamecock". Air Enthusiast, Number 21, April-July 1983.Bromley, Kent:Pilot Press. p. 1-8, 58-62. ISSN 0143-5450.... , Gloster SS.18 Gloster Gauntlet -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Crawford, Alex. Bristol Bulldog, Gloster Gauntlet. Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2005. ISBN 83-89450-04-6.... , Hawker Hawfinch, Vickers Type 141 |
| 10/26 | Long-range bomber - Virginia production order | Vickers Virginia Vickers Virginia |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-851-1.... |
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| 12/26 | Fast two-seat day bomber of all-metal construction using Rolls-Royce F.XIB Rolls-Royce Kestrel |-See also:-Bibliography:* Erfurth, Helmut. Junkers Ju 87 . Bonn, Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-186-5.... engine |
Avro Antelope Avro Antelope |-See also:-External links:*... , Hawker Hart Hawker Hart The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater biplane light bomber of the Royal Air Force , which had a prominent role during the RAF's inter-war period. The Hart was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and built by Hawker Aircraft... , Fairey Fox IIM Fairey Fox The Fairey Fox was a British light bomber and fighter biplane of the 1920s and 1930s. It was originally produced in Britain for the RAF, but continued in production and use in Belgium long after it was retired in Britain.-Fox I:... |
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| 21/26 | Naval Fleet fighter - see also N.21/26 | Parnall Pipit Parnall Pipit The Parnall Pipit was a single-engined, single-seat naval fighter designed to an Air Ministry specification in 1927. Two prototypes were built but both destroyed by tail flutter.-Design and development:... , Vickers Type 141, Vickers Type 177 |
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| N.21/26 | Naval Fleet fighter - see also 21/26 | Armstrong Whitworth Starling II Armstrong Whitworth Starling |-See also:-External links:*... , Armstrong Whitworth AW XVI Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16 -External links:* *... , Blackburn Blackcock/Turcock, Fairey Firefly III, Gloster Gnatsnapper Gloster Gnatsnapper -See also:-Bibliography:* James, Derek N. Gloster Aircraft since 1917. London: Putnam, 1971. ISBN 0 370 00084 6.* Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter Since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1992. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.-External links:*... , Hawker Hoopoe Hawker Hoopoe -See also:-Bibliography:* Mason, Francis K. Hawker Aircraft since 1920. London: Putnam, 1991. ISBN 0-85177-839-9-External links:*... , Vickers Type 177 Vickers Type 143 |-See also:*Aerial operations in the Chaco War-Bibliography:* Andrews, E.N. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft Since 1908, Second edition. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.... |
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| O.22/26 | Naval high-speed, two-seat, Fleet fighter/reconnaissance | Blackburn Nautilus, Fairey Fleetwing, Handley Page H.P.37F, Hawker Osprey, Short Gurnard Short Gurnard The Short Gurnard was a single-engined two-seat biplane naval fighter, built in the United Kingdom to an Air Ministry specification in 1929. It failed to win production orders and only two flew.-Design and development:... |
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| R.4/27 | Maritime patrol flying boat | Saunders Severn Saunders Severn |-See also:... |
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| R.5/27 | Reconnaissance flying boat | Blackburn Sydney Blackburn Sydney |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* -External links:* in Flight, September 5, 1930* * * first flight*... |
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| 8/27 | Long-range bomber - Virginia production order | Vickers Virginia Vickers Virginia |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-851-1.... |
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| F.10/27 | Single-seat fighter armed with six machine guns | Saunders A.10 Saunders A.10 The Saunders A.10 was a private venture four-gun fighter. It was a single-seat, single-engined biplane with poor handling, later serving as a gun-testing aircraft.-Development:... |
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| B.19/27 | Twin engine night-bomber - Virginia Vickers Virginia |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-851-1.... /Hinaidi Handley Page Hinaidi |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8.... replacement - Hendon winner but introduction delayed so runner-up (Heyford) accepted |
Avro Ava Avro 557 Ava |-See also:-External links:*... , Fairey Hendon Fairey Hendon |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Crosby, Francis. The World Encyclopedia of Fighters and Bombers. London: Lorenz Books ISBN 0-75481-616-8* Gallop, Alan. Time Flies: Heathrow At 60. Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0-7509-3840-4... , Handley Page Heyford Handley Page Heyford The Handley Page Heyford was a twin-engine British biplane bomber of the 1930s. Although it had a short service life, it equipped several squadrons of the RAF as one of the most important British bombers of the mid-1930s, and was the last biplane heavy bomber to serve with the RAF.-Design and... , Vickers Type 150, Vickers Type 163 Vickers Type 163 -References:* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.* http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=634... , Vickers Type 195 Vickers Vanox -See also:-References:* Andrews, E.N.; Morgan, E.B. Vickers Aircraft Since 1908, London: Putnam, Second Edition, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.... , Vickers Type 225 Vickers Vanox -See also:-References:* Andrews, E.N.; Morgan, E.B. Vickers Aircraft Since 1908, London: Putnam, Second Edition, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.... , Bristol Type 108 |
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| C.20/27 | Transport version of Hyderabad Handley Page Hyderabad |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8.... /Hinaidi Handley Page Hinaidi |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8.... - Chitral/Clive |
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| F.20/27 | 'Interception single-seat fighter' | Armstrong Whitworth Starling II Armstrong Whitworth Starling |-See also:-External links:*... , Bristol Bulldog Mk.II Bristol Bulldog |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. The Bristol Bulldog . Leatherhead, Surrey, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., 1965.* Barnes, C.H. Bristol Aircraft Since 1910. London: Putnam, 1964.... , de Havilland DH.77 De Havilland DH.77 -See also:-Notes: There was an agreement between de Havilland and Gloster to co-operate on the development of de Havilland military aircraft.-References:*Jackson, A.J. De Havilland Aircraft since 1909. London:Putnam, Third edition, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-802-X.... , Fairey Firefly II, Hawker Fury Hawker Fury The Hawker Fury was a British biplane fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in the 1930s. It was originally named the Hornet and was the counterpart to the Hawker Hart light bomber.-Design and development:... , Saunders A.10 Saunders A.10 The Saunders A.10 was a private venture four-gun fighter. It was a single-seat, single-engined biplane with poor handling, later serving as a gun-testing aircraft.-Development:... , Vickers Jockey Vickers Jockey The Vickers Type 151 Jockey was an experimental low-wing monoplane interceptor fighter powered by a radial engine. It was later modified into the Type 171 Jockey II which had a more powerful engine and detailed improvements... , Westland Interceptor Westland Interceptor -See also:-References:Derek N James: "Westland Aircraft Since 1915"... |
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| B.22/27 | Three engine night-bomber - abandoned due to delays and replaced by B.19/27 (q.v.) | Boulton Paul P.32, de Havilland DH.72 Canberra De Havilland DH.72 |-References:... |
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| 25/27 | Twin engine medium day-bomber - Sidestrand II production order - see also 9/24 | Boulton Paul Sidestrand II Boulton Paul Sidestrand |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. Boulton Paul Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1993. ISBN 0-85177-860-7.* Jarrett, Philip. "By Day and By Night: Sidestrand and Overstrand, Part 1." Aeroplane Monthly, Vol. 22, No. 11, Issue 259, November 1994, pp. 18—23. London: IPC. ISSN... |
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| 26/27 | General purpose aircraft - D.H.9A replacement | Bristol Beaver, de Havilland Hound, Fairey Ferret Fairey Ferret The Fairey Ferret was a 1930s British general purpose biplane designed and built by the Fairey Aviation Company. It performed well in trials but it was not ordered into production.-Development:... , Gloster Goral Gloster Goral |-References:... , Vickers Valiant, Vickers Venture Vickers Venture |-See also:... , Vickers Vixen Vickers Vixen |-See also:-External links:*... , Westland Wapiti Westland Wapiti The Westland Wapiti was a British two-seat general purpose military single-engined biplane of the 1920s. It was designed and built by Westland Aircraft Works to replace the Airco DH.9A in Royal Air Force service.... |
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| F.29/27 | Fighter utilizing a 37 mm cannon from Coventry Ordnance Works Coventry Ordnance Works Coventry Ordnance Works was a British manufacturer of heavy guns, particularly naval artillery. The firm was based in the English city of Coventry.-History:... |
Vickers Type 161 Vickers Type 161 |-See also:... , Westland C.O.W. Gun Fighter Westland C.O.W. Gun Fighter -See also:-References:* James, Derek N. Westland Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1991. ISBN 0-85177-847-X.* Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1992... , Bristol Type 112 |
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| 33/27 | 'Postal Mail Mail, or post, is a system for transporting letters and other tangible objects: written documents, typically enclosed in envelopes, and also small packages are delivered to destinations around the world. Anything sent through the postal system is called mail or post.In principle, a postal service... Aircraft' - experimental very-long range aeroplane for world distance-record attempt |
Fairey Long-range Monoplane Fairey Long-range Monoplane |-See also:-Bibliography:* Cooksley, Peter. "Long Range Fairey". Air Enthusiast, Fifty-one, August to October 1993.Stamford, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0143-5450. pp. 49–53.... |
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| M.5/28 | Torpedo bomber - Spec superseded by M.1/30 (q.v.) | Handley Page H.P.41 | |
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| 8/28 | Racing seaplane for 1929 Schneider Trophy Schneider Trophy The Coupe d'Aviation Maritime Jacques Schneider was a prize competition for seaplanes. Announced by Jacques Schneider, a financier, balloonist and aircraft enthusiast, in 1911, it offered a prize of roughly £1,000. The race was held eleven times between 1913 and 1931... using Rolls-Royce R Rolls-Royce R The Rolls-Royce R was a British aero engine designed and built specifically for air racing purposes by Rolls-Royce Limited. Nineteen R engines were assembled in a limited production run between 1929 and 1931... engine, for use by RAF High Speed Flight High Speed Flight RAF The RAF High Speed Flight, sometimes known as 'The Flight' , was a small flight of the Royal Air Force formed for the purpose of competing in the Schneider Trophy contest for racing seaplanes during the 1920s.... |
Supermarine S.6 Supermarine S.6 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914, 2nd edition. London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3.... |
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| 13/28 | Long-range bomber - Virginia production order | Vickers Virginia Vickers Virginia |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-851-1.... |
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| C.16/28 | Bomber-transport capable of carrying 30 fully-armed troops, or their equivalent in cargo or bombs, for a distance of 1,200 mls Mile A mile is a unit of length, most commonly 5,280 feet . The mile of 5,280 feet is sometimes called the statute mile or land mile to distinguish it from the nautical mile... (1,931 km KM KM, Km, or km may stand for:*Kilometre *Kernel methods*Kettle Moraine High School*Khmer language *Kuomintang , a centre-right political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan... ) nonstop |
Gloster TC.33 Gloster TC.33 |-References:... , Handley Page H.P.43 Handley Page H.P.43 The Handley Page H.P.43 was a three-engined biplane bomber-transport built to an Air Ministry specification. It did not fly well and the biplane configuration was out-dated at completion; the only one constructed was later turned into a monoplane and led to the Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow.-Design... , Vickers Type 163 Vickers Type 163 -References:* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.* http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=634... , Bristol Type 115, Bristol Type 116 |
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| F.17/28 | Bulldog II production order | Bristol Bulldog Mk.II Bristol Bulldog |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. The Bristol Bulldog . Leatherhead, Surrey, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., 1965.* Barnes, C.H. Bristol Aircraft Since 1910. London: Putnam, 1964.... |
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| 21/28 | High-speed mailplane for Imperial Airways Imperial Airways Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company, operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but especially the Empire routes to South Africa, India and the Far East... |
Boulton Paul P.64 Mailplane Boulton Paul Mailplane |-See also:-External links:*... , Boulton Paul P.71A Boulton Paul P.71A |-See also:-External links:*... |
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| 1/29 | General purpose aircraft (for production) | Westland Wapiti Westland Wapiti The Westland Wapiti was a British two-seat general purpose military single-engined biplane of the 1920s. It was designed and built by Westland Aircraft Works to replace the Airco DH.9A in Royal Air Force service.... |
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| 2/29 | Two-seat carrier-borne torpedo-bomber (for production) | Blackburn Ripon IIA Blackburn Ripon -See also:-External links:* in Flight... |
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| 3/29 | Troop transport aircraft | Handley Page Clive II | |
| 4/29 | Ab initio Ab initio ab initio is a Latin term used in English, meaning from the beginning.ab initio may also refer to:* Ab Initio , a leading ETL Tool Software Company in the field of Data Warehousing.* ab initio quantum chemistry methods... trainer - Moth with Gypsy I De Havilland Gipsy The de Havilland Gipsy is a British air-cooled 4-cylinder in-line aircraft engine designed by Frank Halford in 1927 to replace the ADC Cirrus in the de Havilland D.H.60 Moth light biplane.... order |
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| 5/29 | Elementary trainer (for production) | Hawker Tomtit Hawker Tomtit -Bibliography:*Jackson, J.J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-72: Volume II. London: Putnam and Company, 1973. ISBN 0-85177-813-5* Mason, Francis K. Hawker Aircraft since 1920. London: Putnam & Company, 3rd revised edition 1991. ISBN 0-85177-839-9.... |
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| 6/29 | General purpose landplane | Blackburn CA.15, Boulton & Paul P.42, Westland Limousine V Westland Limousine - External links : Contemporary initial report on the Limousine I with photographs. Contemporary technical description of the Limousine I with photographs and drawings.... |
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| 7/29 | Troop carrying aeroplane (for production) | Vickers Victoria V Vickers Victoria -See also:... |
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| 8/29 | Single-seat fighter (for production) | Armstron Whitworth Siskin IIIA Armstrong Whitworth Siskin The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin was a British biplane single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1920s produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. The Siskin was one of the first new RAF fighters to enter service after the First World War; it was noted for its aerobatic qualities.-Design and development:The... |
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| 9/29 | Day bomber (for production) | Hawker Hart Hawker Hart The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater biplane light bomber of the Royal Air Force , which had a prominent role during the RAF's inter-war period. The Hart was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and built by Hawker Aircraft... |
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| 10/29 | Medium day-bomber (for production) | Boulton Paul Sidestrand III Boulton Paul Sidestrand |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. Boulton Paul Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1993. ISBN 0-85177-860-7.* Jarrett, Philip. "By Day and By Night: Sidestrand and Overstrand, Part 1." Aeroplane Monthly, Vol. 22, No. 11, Issue 259, November 1994, pp. 18—23. London: IPC. ISSN... |
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| 11/29 | Day and night fighter (for production) | Bristol Bulldog IIA Bristol Bulldog |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. The Bristol Bulldog . Leatherhead, Surrey, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., 1965.* Barnes, C.H. Bristol Aircraft Since 1910. London: Putnam, 1964.... |
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| 12/29 | Spotter reconnaissance aeroplane for the Fleet Air Arm (for production) | Fairey IIIF Fairey III The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants... |
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| 13/29 | Heavy night-bomber (for production) | Handley Page Hinaidi II Handley Page Hinaidi |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8.... |
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| 14/29 | Army co-operation aircraft | Cancelled | |
| 15/29 | General purpose aircraft | Cancelled | |
| 16/29 | Experimental tailless aircraft | Westland-Hill Pterodactyl IV Westland-Hill Pterodactyl The Westland-Hill Pterodactyl series of experimental tailess or flying wing aircraft designs were developed starting in the 1920s. They are named after the genus Pterodactylus, a well-known type of Pterosaur commonly known as the pterodactyl.... |
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| 17/29 | All-metal torpedo-bomber (for development and production) | Hawker Horsley Hawker Horsley |-See also:-Bibliography:* Jarrett, Philip. "By Day and By Night: Hawker Horsley part 1". Aeroplane Monthly, Volume 21 No 10, Issue 246, October 1993. pp. 32–40.... |
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| 18/29 | General reconnaissance flying boat - military version of Calcutta Short S.8 Calcutta -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Barnes C.H. and D.N. James. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-819-4.*The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing, 1985.... |
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| M.1/30 | Torpedo bomber - Spec. supersedes M5/28 (q.v.) | Blackburn M.1/30 Blackburn M.1/30 |-See also:-External links:*... , Handley Page H.P.46, Vickers Type 207 |
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| 3/30 | Basic trainer - Avro 504 Avro 504 The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in any military capacity, during... N replacement |
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| 6/30 | ab initio trainer - Lynx-Avro (Avro 504N) production order | Avro 504 Avro 504 The Avro 504 was a World War I biplane aircraft made by the Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during the War totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind that served in World War I, in any military capacity, during... N |
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| F.7/30 | Fighter capable of at least 250 mph and armed with four machine guns | Blackburn F.3 Blackburn F.3 |-See also:-External links:*... , Bristol Type 123 Bristol Type 123 |-References:NotesBibliography... , Bristol Type 133, Gloster Gladiator Gloster Gladiator The Gloster Gladiator was a British-built biplane fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s. It was the RAF's last biplane fighter aircraft and was rendered obsolete by newer monoplane designs even as it... , Gloster SS.19 Gloster Gauntlet -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Crawford, Alex. Bristol Bulldog, Gloster Gauntlet. Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2005. ISBN 83-89450-04-6.... , Hawker P.V.3 Hawker P.V.3 -References:NotesBibliography* Bowyer, Michael J.F. Interceptor Fighters for the Royal Air Force 1935–45. Wellingborough, UK: Patrick Stephens Limited, 1984. ISBN 0-85059-726-9.* Goulding, James. Interceptor. London: Ian Allan, 1986. ISBN 0 7110 1583 X.... , Supermarine Type 224 Supermarine Type 224 -See also:-References:NotesBibliography*Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914. London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3.*Buttler, T. British Secret Projects: fighters and bombers 1935-1955. Midland, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2... , Westland F.7/30 Westland F.7/30 |-See also:-References:... |
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| 8/30 | ab initio trainer - Moth with Gypsy II De Havilland Gipsy The de Havilland Gipsy is a British air-cooled 4-cylinder in-line aircraft engine designed by Frank Halford in 1927 to replace the ADC Cirrus in the de Havilland D.H.60 Moth light biplane.... order |
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| S.9/30 | Two-seat carrier-borne torpedo bomber/three-seat spotter-reconnaissance aircraft | Fairey T.S.R.I Fairey Swordfish The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War... , Gloster FS.36 ;see also S.15/33 |
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| 16/30 | Naval fighter - written for Nimrod | Hawker Nimrod Hawker Nimrod The Hawker Nimrod was a British carrier-based single engine, single seat biplane fighter aircraft built in the early 1930s by Hawker Aircraft.-Design and development:... |
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| 18/30 | Fairey III Fairey III The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants... F replacement |
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| 19/30 | Naval fighter/reconnaissance with folding wings and interchangeable wheel/float U/C Undercarriage The undercarriage or landing gear in aviation, is the structure that supports an aircraft on the ground and allows it to taxi, takeoff and land... |
Hawker Osprey Hawker Hart The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater biplane light bomber of the Royal Air Force , which had a prominent role during the RAF's inter-war period. The Hart was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and built by Hawker Aircraft... |
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| G.4/31 | General-purpose/torpedo bomber - Wapiti Westland Wapiti The Westland Wapiti was a British two-seat general purpose military single-engined biplane of the 1920s. It was designed and built by Westland Aircraft Works to replace the Airco DH.9A in Royal Air Force service.... & Gordon Fairey Gordon |-See also:-External links:* * *... replacement - Wellesley one of two designs submitted by Vickers and itself a PV - see also G.22/35 |
Blackburn B-7, Bristol Type 120, Fairey G.4/31 Fairey G.4/31 The Fairey G.4/31 was a British single-engined, two-seat biplane contender for an Air Ministry specification for a multi-role or general purpose aircraft. Unsuccessful, only one was built.-Development:... , Handley Page H.P.47 Handley Page H.P.47 -External links:* middle-photo pg 69... , Hawker P.V.4 Hawker P.V.4 -See also:-Bibliography:* Hannah, Donald. Hawker FlyPast Reference Library. Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK: Key Publishing Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-946219-01-X.... , Parnall G.4/31 Parnall G.4/31 -References:NotesBibliography* Lewis, Peter. "Parnall G.4/31." Air Pictorial, Volume 25, No. 9, September 1963.* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.... , Vickers G.4/31, Vickers Wellesley Vickers Wellesley The Vickers Wellesley was a British 1930s light bomber built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands near Weybridge, Surrey, for the Royal Air Force... , Westland PV-7 |
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| 5/31 | Long-range bomber - Virginia production order | Vickers Virginia Vickers Virginia |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-851-1.... |
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| 13/31 | ab initio trainer with complete freedom for parachute escape by both occupants - D.H.60T accepted with modifications, becoming D.H.82 - see also T.23/31 (Note: some sources give 13/31 as an order for the Ripon IIC Blackburn Ripon -See also:-External links:* in Flight... ) |
Avro Type 631 Cadet Avro Cadet |-See also:-External links:**... , de Havilland D.H. 60T Tiger Moth De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft... |
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| 18/31 | Basic trainer - Avro Type 621 Trainer with Lynx engine | Avro Tutor | |
| R.19/31 | Three-engined long-range reconnaissance flying boat - Rangoon three-aircraft production order | Short Rangoon Short Rangoon |-See also:... |
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| R.20/31 | Twin-engined flying boat - all-metal Kestrel Rolls-Royce Kestrel |-See also:-Bibliography:* Erfurth, Helmut. Junkers Ju 87 . Bonn, Germany: Bernard & Graefe Verlag, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-186-5.... -engined Southampton II (Southampton IV/Scapa) |
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| T.23/31 | Tiger Moth I production order | de Havilland Tiger Moth I De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft... |
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| R.24/31 | General Purpose Open Sea Patrol Flying Boat | Saunders Roe London, Short R.24/31 Knuckleduster Short Knuckleduster -See also:-Bibliography:* ap Rees, Elfan. "Prototypes And Experimentals No 1: Short R.24/31". Air Pictorial, May 1971, p. 176.* Barnes, Christopher H. and Derek N. James. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-819-4.... , Supermarine Stranraer Supermarine Stranraer |-Surviving aircraft:A single intact Stranraer, 920/CF-BXO, survives in the collection of the Royal Air Force Museum London. This aircraft was built in 1940, one of 40 built by Canadian Vickers. In service with the Royal Canadian Air Force, it flew with several squadrons, on anti-submarine patrols,... |
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| C.26/31 | OR.4 | Bomber-transport - Valentia replacement | Armstrong Whitworth A.W.23, Bristol Bombay Bristol Bombay |-See also:... , Handley Page H.P.51 Handley Page H.P.51 -Cited sources:* Barnes, C.H. and D.N. James. Handley Page Aircraft since 1907. London: Putnam Publishing, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.-Bibliography:... . Vickers Type 230 - (not built) |
| B.9/32 | OR.5 | Twin-engine medium day bomber with appreciably higher performance than predecessors - later revised to specify Goshawk Rolls-Royce Goshawk |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9... power and subsequently re-revised with Goshawk requirement dropped |
Vickers Crecy Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a... , Handley Page Hampden Handley Page Hampden The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force serving in the Second World War. With the Whitley and Wellington, the Hampden bore the brunt of the early bombing war over Europe, taking part in the first night raid on Berlin and the first 1,000-plane... , Bristol Type 131 |
| S.11/32 | Naval catapult observation/spotting seaplane for carriage on cruiser Cruiser A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period... s |
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| T.12/32 | Trainer | Bristol Type 124 Bristol Bulldog |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. The Bristol Bulldog . Leatherhead, Surrey, UK: Profile Publications Ltd., 1965.* Barnes, C.H. Bristol Aircraft Since 1910. London: Putnam, 1964.... |
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| 19/32 | Conversion of Westland Wapiti Westland Wapiti The Westland Wapiti was a British two-seat general purpose military single-engined biplane of the 1920s. It was designed and built by Westland Aircraft Works to replace the Airco DH.9A in Royal Air Force service.... into Westland Wallace Westland Wallace The Westland Wallace was a British two-seat, general-purpose biplane of the Royal Air Force, developed by Westland as a follow-on to their successful Wapiti. As the last of the inter-war general purpose biplanes, it was used by a number of frontline and Auxiliary Air Force Squadrons... standard |
Westland Wallace Westland Wallace The Westland Wallace was a British two-seat, general-purpose biplane of the Royal Air Force, developed by Westland as a follow-on to their successful Wapiti. As the last of the inter-war general purpose biplanes, it was used by a number of frontline and Auxiliary Air Force Squadrons... |
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| 20/32 | Three-engined long-range reconnaissance flying boat - improved Iris Blackburn Iris The Blackburn Iris was a British three-engined biplane flying boat of the 1920s. Although only five Irises were built, it was used as a long-ranged maritime reconnaissance aircraft by the Royal Air Force, where it equipped a squadron for 4 years, being used to carry out a number of notable... with Buzzard Rolls-Royce Buzzard |-See also:-Bibliography:* Lumsden, Alec. British Piston Engines and their Aircraft. Marlborough, Wiltshire: Airlife Publishing, 2003. ISBN 1-85310-294-6.... engines |
Blackburn Perth Blackburn Perth -External links:** Popular Science, January 1934* Popular Mechanics, March 1931... |
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| 25/32 | Basic trainer - revised-Tutor production order | Avro Tutor I | |
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| P.27/32 | Light day bomber - Hart Hawker Hart The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater biplane light bomber of the Royal Air Force , which had a prominent role during the RAF's inter-war period. The Hart was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and built by Hawker Aircraft... /Hind Hawker Hind -See also:-Bibliography:* Crawford, Alex. Hawker Hart Family. Redbourn, Hertfordshire, UK: Mushroom Model Publications Ltd., 2008. ISBN 83-89450-62-3.... replacement - see P.23/35 |
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.29, Fairey Battle Fairey Battle The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed... , Gloster P.27/32, Bristol Type 136 |
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| R.1/33 | Patrol/reconnaissance flying boat | Westland-Hill Pterodactyl Mk.VII Westland-Hill Pterodactyl The Westland-Hill Pterodactyl series of experimental tailess or flying wing aircraft designs were developed starting in the 1920s. They are named after the genus Pterodactylus, a well-known type of Pterosaur commonly known as the pterodactyl.... |
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| R.2/33 | Long-range patrol/reconnaissance flying boat | Short Sunderland Short Sunderland The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers. It took its service name from the town and port of Sunderland in northeast England.... , Saro A.33 Saro A.33 -References:*London, Peter. British Flying Boats. Stroud, UK:Sutton Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0-7509-2695-3.- External links :*... |
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| R.3/33 | Long-range patrol/reconnaissance flying boat - trials order for Singapore III | Short Singapore III | |
| F.5/33 | Twin-engine two-seat turret fighter - later cancelled | Armstrong Whitworth A.W.34, Boulton Paul P.76, Bristol Type 140, Gloster F.5/33, Parnall F.5/33, Westland-Hill Pterodactyl Mk.V Westland-Hill Pterodactyl The Westland-Hill Pterodactyl series of experimental tailess or flying wing aircraft designs were developed starting in the 1920s. They are named after the genus Pterodactylus, a well-known type of Pterosaur commonly known as the pterodactyl.... |
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| T.6/33 | Tiger Moth floatplane Seaplane A seaplane is a fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing on water. Seaplanes that can also take off and land on airfields are a subclass called amphibian aircraft... two aircraft evaluation order |
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| 13/33 | 4-engined mail seaplane and 4-engine flying boat carrier - Short-Mayo Composite | Short S.20 Mercury, Short S.21 Maia | |
| 14/33 | Fairey Gordon II production order | Fairey Gordon II Fairey Gordon |-See also:-External links:* * *... |
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| S.15/33 | Naval carrier-borne torpedo bomber/spotter/reconnaissance (TSR) - Fairey 9/30 (q.v.) design modified and re-submitted as T.S.R.II Fairey Swordfish The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War... - Spec. replaces S.9/30 & M.1/30 (q.v.) |
Blackburn Shark Blackburn Shark -Bibliography:* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.* Shores, Christopher, Brian Cull and Yasuho Izawa. Bloody Shambles:Volume One:The Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore. London:Grub Street, 1992. ISBN 0-948817-50-X.*... , Fairey Swordfish Fairey Swordfish The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War... , Gloster TSR.38 |
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| 18/33 | Radio-controlled Fleet gunnery target aircraft Target drone A target drone is an unmanned, remote controlled aerial vehicle, usually used in the training of anti-aircraft crews.In their simplest form, target drones often resemble radio controlled model aircraft... |
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| 21/33 | Three-seat general purpose/Army co-operation aircraft - Fairey III Fairey III The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants... F/Wapiti Westland Wapiti The Westland Wapiti was a British two-seat general purpose military single-engined biplane of the 1920s. It was designed and built by Westland Aircraft Works to replace the Airco DH.9A in Royal Air Force service.... replacement - improved Vildebeest Vickers Vildebeest The Vickers Vildebeest and the similar Vickers Vincent were two very large two- to three-seat single-engined British biplanes designed and built by Vickers and used as a light bomber, torpedo bomber and in the army cooperation roles... |
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| F.22/33 | Fighter | Bristol Type 141 | |
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Hawker Hardy Hawker Hart The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater biplane light bomber of the Royal Air Force , which had a prominent role during the RAF's inter-war period. The Hart was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and built by Hawker Aircraft... |
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| 24/33 | Gloster Gauntlet production order | Gloster Gauntlet Gloster Gauntlet -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Crawford, Alex. Bristol Bulldog, Gloster Gauntlet. Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2005. ISBN 83-89450-04-6.... |
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| 25/33 | Twin-engined troop and cargo transport - improved Victoria Vickers Victoria -See also:... |
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| T.26/33 | Tiger Moth II production order | de Havilland Tiger Moth II De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft... |
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| B.29/33 | Twin engine medium day bomber with power-operated nose turret | Boulton Paul Sidestrand V (Overstrand) Boulton Paul Overstrand -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. Boulton Paul Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1993. ISBN 0-85177-860-7.* Halley, James J. Royal Air Force Aircraft: K1000 to K9999. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain Ltd., 1976. ISBN 0-851330-048-0.* Lewis, Peter. The British Bomber since... |
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| 2/34 | High-altitude research aircraft capable of reaching 50,000 ft | Bristol Type 138A | |
| B.3/34 | Twin-engine night bomber & bomber/transport - Virginia Vickers Virginia |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-851-1.... , Heyford Handley Page Heyford The Handley Page Heyford was a twin-engine British biplane bomber of the 1930s. Although it had a short service life, it equipped several squadrons of the RAF as one of the most important British bombers of the mid-1930s, and was the last biplane heavy bomber to serve with the RAF.-Design and... & Hendon Fairey Hendon |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Crosby, Francis. The World Encyclopedia of Fighters and Bombers. London: Lorenz Books ISBN 0-75481-616-8* Gallop, Alan. Time Flies: Heathrow At 60. Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0-7509-3840-4... replacement - transport requirement later removed after protests from manufacturers |
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Armstrong Whitworth Whitley The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was one of three British twin-engine, front line medium bomber types in service with the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War... , Handley Page Harrow Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C.H. Handley Page Aircraft since 1907. London: Putnam Publishing, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8.... , Bristol Type 144 |
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| P.4/34 | Light bomber and close air support aircraft | Fairey P.4/34 Fairey P.4/34 -See also:-Bibliography:* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.* Taylor, H.A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-00065-x.-External links:**... , Hawker Henley Hawker Henley -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Cooper, H.J.,O.G. Thetford and C.B. Maycock. Aircraft of the Fighting Powers - Volume II. Leicester, UK: Harborough Publishing, 1942.... |
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| F.5/34 | High-performance fighter with air-cooled engine for overseas (hot climate) use | Bristol Type 146 Bristol Type 146 The Bristol Type 146 was a British single-seat, eight-gun fighter monoplane prototype built to a mid-1930s Air Ministry contract. Powered by a radial engine, it was outclassed by Merlin-engined fighters and only one was built.-Design and development:... , Gloster G.38 Gloster F.5/34 |-See also:-Bibliography:* Bowyer, Michael J.F. Interceptor Fighters for the Royal Air Force, 1935-45. Wellingborough, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1984. ISBN 0-85059-726-9.... , Martin-Baker M.B.2, Vickers Type 279 Venom Vickers Venom -References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908, 2nd ed. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1. * Goulding, James. Interceptor. London: Ian Allen, 1986. ISBN 0-7110-1583-X.... |
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| G.7/34 | Interim Hart Hawker Hart The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater biplane light bomber of the Royal Air Force , which had a prominent role during the RAF's inter-war period. The Hart was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and built by Hawker Aircraft... day bomber replacement |
Hawker Hind Hawker Hind -See also:-Bibliography:* Crawford, Alex. Hawker Hart Family. Redbourn, Hertfordshire, UK: Mushroom Model Publications Ltd., 2008. ISBN 83-89450-62-3.... |
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| R.14/34 | Written for Singapore III production order | Short Singapore III | |
| 16/34 | Three-seat general purpose aircraft - Vincent I production order including conversion of outstanding Vildebeests Vickers Vildebeest The Vickers Vildebeest and the similar Vickers Vincent were two very large two- to three-seat single-engined British biplanes designed and built by Vickers and used as a light bomber, torpedo bomber and in the army cooperation roles... to Vincents |
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| B.20/34 | Twin-engine night bomber - Hendon production order to this spec - see also B.19/27 | Fairey Hendon Fairey Hendon |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Crosby, Francis. The World Encyclopedia of Fighters and Bombers. London: Lorenz Books ISBN 0-75481-616-8* Gallop, Alan. Time Flies: Heathrow At 60. Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0-7509-3840-4... |
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| 22/34 | Close-support aircraft - Audax Hawker Hart The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater biplane light bomber of the Royal Air Force , which had a prominent role during the RAF's inter-war period. The Hart was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and built by Hawker Aircraft... for SAAF South African Air Force The South African Air Force is the air force of South Africa, with headquarters in Pretoria. It is the world's second oldest independent air force, and its motto is Per Aspera Ad Astra... |
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| B.23/34 | Twin engine medium day bomber - Overstrand production order | Boulton Paul Overstrand Boulton Paul Overstrand -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. Boulton Paul Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1993. ISBN 0-85177-860-7.* Halley, James J. Royal Air Force Aircraft: K1000 to K9999. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain Ltd., 1976. ISBN 0-851330-048-0.* Lewis, Peter. The British Bomber since... |
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| 24/34 | Basic trainer - production order for second batch of definitive Tutor design - see 3/30, 18/31 & 25/32 | Avro Tutor I | |
| O.27/34 | Naval dive bomber | Blackburn Skua Blackburn Skua The Blackburn B-24 Skua was a carrier-based low-wing, two-seater, single-radial engine aircraft operated by the British Fleet Air Arm which combined the functions of a dive bomber and fighter. It was designed in the mid-1930s, and saw service in the early part of the Second World War... |
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| B.28/34 | Twin-engine medium bomber - written for Heyford II production order | Handley Page Heyford Mk. II Handley Page Heyford The Handley Page Heyford was a twin-engine British biplane bomber of the 1930s. Although it had a short service life, it equipped several squadrons of the RAF as one of the most important British bombers of the mid-1930s, and was the last biplane heavy bomber to serve with the RAF.-Design and... |
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| 30/34 | Twin-engined troop and cargo transport - Valentia I production order | Vickers Valentia I | |
| 32/34 | Navigation trainer - Prefect production order | Avro 626/Prefect | |
| F.36/34 (modified by F.5/34) | Eight-gun fighter with Rolls-Royce PV-12 Rolls-Royce Merlin The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled, V-12, piston aero engine, of 27-litre capacity. Rolls-Royce Limited designed and built the engine which was initially known as the PV-12: the PV-12 became known as the Merlin following the company convention of naming its piston aero engines after... engine |
Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane Hawker Hurricane The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force... |
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| F.37/34 | Eight-gun fighter with Rolls-Royce PV-12 engine capable of 350 mph - see also F.36/34 & F.10/35 | Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s... |
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| S.38/34 | Written for Swordfish production order | Fairey Swordfish I Fairey Swordfish The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War... |
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| A.39/34 | Two-seat Army co-operation aeroplane | Bristol Type 148 Bristol Type 148 The Bristol Type 148 was a two-seat, single-engine low-wing monoplane built in 1937 to an Air Ministry contact for prototype army co-operation aircraft... , Westland Lysander Westland Lysander The Westland Lysander was a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft used immediately before and during the Second World War... |
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| B.1/35 | OR.19 | Twin-engine medium bomber | Airspeed A.S.29, Armstrong Whitworth A.W.39, Handley Page H.P.55, Vickers Warwick Vickers Warwick The Vickers Warwick was a multi-purpose British aircraft used during the Second World War. Built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands, Surrey, the Warwick was used by the Royal Air Force as a transport, air-sea rescue and maritime reconnaissance platform, and by the civilian British Overseas... |
| 2/35 | Naval catapult-launched observation/spotting flying boat for carriage on cruisers | Supermarine Walrus Supermarine Walrus The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm . It also served with the Royal Air Force , Royal Australian Air Force , Royal Canadian Air Force , Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New... |
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| F.9/35 | Two-seat four-gun turret fighter - Demon replacement | Hawker Hotspur Hawker Hotspur |-See also:-Bibliography:* Brew, Alex. The Turret Fighters - Defiant and Roc. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK: Crowood Press, 2002. ISBN 1-86126-497-6.... , Boulton Paul Defiant Boulton Paul Defiant The Boulton Paul Defiant was a British interceptor aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force early in the Second World War. The Defiant was designed and built by Boulton Paul Aircraft as a "turret fighter", without any forward-firing guns. It was a contemporary of the Royal Navy's Blackburn Roc... , Bristol Type 147 |
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| F.10/35 | Drawn up for the Spitfire prototype | Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s... |
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| 13/35 | Naval torpedo-spotter-reconnaissance aircraft - written for Shark production order | Blackburn Shark Blackburn Shark -Bibliography:* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.* Shores, Christopher, Brian Cull and Yasuho Izawa. Bloody Shambles:Volume One:The Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore. London:Grub Street, 1992. ISBN 0-948817-50-X.*... |
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| 14/35 | Army Co-operation aircraft - Audax replacement | Hawker Hector Hawker Hector -See also:-Bibliography:* Air Transport Auxiliary Ferry Pilots Notes . Elvington, York, UK: Yorkshire Air Museum, 1996. ISBN 0-9512379-8-5.... |
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| F.14/35 | Written for Gladiator I initial production order | Gloster Gladiator I Gloster Gladiator The Gloster Gladiator was a British-built biplane fighter. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy and was exported to a number of other air forces during the late 1930s. It was the RAF's last biplane fighter aircraft and was rendered obsolete by newer monoplane designs even as it... |
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| M.15/35 | Land-based general reconnaissance/torpedo-bomber | Blackburn Botha Blackburn Botha -See also:-External links:*... , Bristol Beaufort Bristol Beaufort The Bristol Beaufort was a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber.... |
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| 16/35 | Autogyro - written for Cierva Juan de la Cierva Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu, 1st Count of De La Cierva was a Spanish civil engineer, pilot and aeronuatical engineer. His most famous accomplishment was the invention in 1920 of the Autogiro, a single-rotor type of aircraft that came to be called autogyro in the English language... C.30 Cierva C.30A Autogiro The Cierva C.30 was an autogiro designed by Juan de la Cierva and built under licence from the Cierva Autogiro Company by A V Roe & Co Ltd , Lioré-et-Olivier and Focke-Wulf.-Design and development:... /Avro 671 Rota evaluation order |
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| 18/35 | Twin-engined coastal reconnaissance landplane - written for Anson | Avro Anson Avro Anson The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was... |
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| 20/35 | Radio-controlled Fleet gunnery target aircraft - Queen Bee production order | de Havilland Queen Bee De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft... |
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| B.21/35 | Twin-engine medium bomber - written for Whitley II production order | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley II Armstrong Whitworth Whitley The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was one of three British twin-engine, front line medium bomber types in service with the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War... |
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| G.22/35 | General-purpose day and night bomber and coastal-defence torpedo-carrier - Wellesley production order - see also G.4/31 | Vickers Wellesley Vickers Wellesley The Vickers Wellesley was a British 1930s light bomber built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands near Weybridge, Surrey, for the Royal Air Force... |
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| P.23/35 | Written for Battle I production order | Fairey Battle I Fairey Battle The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed... |
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| G.24/35 | General Reconnaissance - Anson Avro Anson The Avro Anson is a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft that served with the Royal Air Force, Fleet Air Arm and numerous other air forces prior to, during, and after the Second World War. Named for British Admiral George Anson, it was originally designed for maritime reconnaissance, but was... replacement |
Bristol Type 149 Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter... , Bristol Beaufort Bristol Beaufort The Bristol Beaufort was a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber.... |
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| 26/35 | Naval fighter/reconnaissance - Osprey IV production order | Hawker Osprey IV Hawker Hart The Hawker Hart was a British two-seater biplane light bomber of the Royal Air Force , which had a prominent role during the RAF's inter-war period. The Hart was designed during the 1920s by Sydney Camm and built by Hawker Aircraft... |
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| B.27/35 | Twin-engine medium bomber - written for Heyford III production order | Handley Page Heyford Mk. III Handley Page Heyford The Handley Page Heyford was a twin-engine British biplane bomber of the 1930s. Although it had a short service life, it equipped several squadrons of the RAF as one of the most important British bombers of the mid-1930s, and was the last biplane heavy bomber to serve with the RAF.-Design and... |
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| B.28/35 | Drawn up for Bristol 142M | Bristol Blenheim Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter... |
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| B.29/35 | Written for Harrow initial production order | Handley Page Harrow Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C.H. Handley Page Aircraft since 1907. London: Putnam Publishing, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8.... |
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| O.30/35 | Naval turret-fighter - fighter development of Skua accepted | Blackburn Roc Blackburn Roc |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. The Turret Fighters: Defiant and Roc. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK: Crowood Press, 2002. ISBN 1-86126-497-6.... , Boulton Paul P.85 |
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| Q.32/35 | Radio-controlled Fleet Gunnery target aircraft - Queen Bee De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft... replacement |
Airspeed Queen Wasp Airspeed Queen Wasp |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* "Airspeed AS.30 Queen Wasp." Control Column, Official Organ of the British Aircraft Preservation Council, Volume 12, No. 2, February/March 1978.... |
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| F.34/35 | Twin-engined turret-armed fighter | Gloster F.34/35 | |
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| F.37/35 | OR.31 | Fighter with cannon | Westland Whirlwind Westland Whirlwind (fixed wing) The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. It was the Royal Air Force's first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter, and a contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane. It was one of the fastest aircraft when it flew in... , Hawker Hurricane Hawker Hurricane The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force... with Oerlikon Oerlikon 20 mm cannon The Oerlikon 20 mm cannon is a series of autocannons, based on an original design by Reinhold Becker of Germany, very early in World War I, and widely produced by Oerlikon Contraves and others... cannon, Supermarine Type 313, Bristol Type 153 |
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Airspeed Envoy Airspeed Envoy The Airspeed AS.6 Envoy was a British light, twin-engined transport aircraft designed and built by Airspeed Ltd. in the 1930s at Portsmouth Aerodrome, Hampshire.-Development and design:... |
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| R.1/36 | OR.32 | Small reconnaissance flying boat | Saro Lerwick Saro Lerwick The Saunders-Roe A.36 Lerwick was a British flying boat built by the Saunders Roe Limited . It was intended to serve alongside the Short Sunderland in the Royal Air Force's Coastal Command, but it was a flawed design and only a small number were built... , Blackburn B-20 Blackburn B-20 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Townend, David R. Clipped Wings -- World War Two Edition. Markham: Aerofile Publications, 2010. ISBN 978-0-9732020-1-4.... |
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| 4/36 | Catapult bomber (cancelled) | Short S.27 | |
| 5/36 | OR.33 | Improved Walrus for the Fleet Air Arm | Supermarine Walrus Supermarine Walrus The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm . It also served with the Royal Air Force , Royal Australian Air Force , Royal Canadian Air Force , Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New... |
| T.6/36 | OR.34 | Advanced monoplane trainer mounting manually-operated dorsal turret - Don accepted but proved unsuitable | de Havilland Don, Miles Kestrel Miles Master -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter and Don Lambert Brown. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.... |
| M.7/36 | Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance aircraft (cancelled) | Fairey Albacore Fairey Albacore The Fairey Albacore was a British single-engine carrier-borne biplane torpedo bomber built by Fairey Aviation between 1939 and 1943 for the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and used during the Second World War. It had a three-man crew and was designed for spotting and reconnaissance as well as delivering... |
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| O.8/36 | OR.36 | Reconnaissance dive bomber for the Fleet Air Arm (cancelled) | |
| S.9/36 | Three-seat spotter fighter for the Fleet Air Arm (cancelled) | Fairey S.9/36 | |
| 10/36 | OR.38 | Written for Beaufort production order | Bristol Beaufort I Bristol Beaufort The Bristol Beaufort was a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber.... |
| 11/36 | OR.39 | Interim General Reconnaissance - aircraft later re-named 'Blenheim IV' and 'Bolingbroke' name transferred to Canadian-built Blenheim | Bristol Bolingbroke I Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter... |
| B.12/36 | OR.40 | Four-engine heavy bomber | Armstrong Whitworth B.12/36, Short Stirling Short Stirling The Short Stirling was the first four-engined British heavy bomber of the Second World War. The Stirling was designed and built by Short Brothers to an Air Ministry specification from 1936, and entered service in 1941... , Supermarine Type 316 |
| P.13/36 | OR.41 | Twin-engined medium bomber for "world-wide use" introduction delayed due to production difficulties necessitating further order of Whitley Armstrong Whitworth Whitley The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was one of three British twin-engine, front line medium bomber types in service with the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War... s & Wellington Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a... s |
Avro Manchester Avro Manchester |-See also:-References:NotesCitationsBibliography* Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935–1950. Hickley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2004. ISBN 978-1857801798.... (2 prototypes ordered), Handley Page H.P.56 (one prototype ordered), Hawker P.13/36 (project only), Vickers Warwick Vickers Warwick The Vickers Warwick was a multi-purpose British aircraft used during the Second World War. Built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands, Surrey, the Warwick was used by the Royal Air Force as a transport, air-sea rescue and maritime reconnaissance platform, and by the civilian British Overseas... with Rolls-Royce Vulture Rolls-Royce Vulture |-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9... engines. |
| 14/36 | Production specification for the Fairey Battle I Fairey Battle The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed... |
Fairey Battle Fairey Battle The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed... (500 ordered later reduced to 311) |
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| F.15/36 | Written for Hurricane redesigned for Merlin II Rolls-Royce Merlin The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled, V-12, piston aero engine, of 27-litre capacity. Rolls-Royce Limited designed and built the engine which was initially known as the PV-12: the PV-12 became known as the Merlin following the company convention of naming its piston aero engines after... |
Hawker Hurricane I Hawker Hurricane The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force... |
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| 17/36 | Written for Hotspur initial production order - later cancelled | Hawker Hotspur Hawker Hotspur |-See also:-Bibliography:* Brew, Alex. The Turret Fighters - Defiant and Roc. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK: Crowood Press, 2002. ISBN 1-86126-497-6.... ; cancelled |
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| 19/36 | Naval torpedo-spotter-reconnaissance aircraft - written for Shark additional production order | Blackburn Shark Blackburn Shark -Bibliography:* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.* Shores, Christopher, Brian Cull and Yasuho Izawa. Bloody Shambles:Volume One:The Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore. London:Grub Street, 1992. ISBN 0-948817-50-X.*... |
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| B.20/36 | Twin-engine medium bomber - written for Whitley III production order | Armstrong Whitworth Whitley III Armstrong Whitworth Whitley The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley was one of three British twin-engine, front line medium bomber types in service with the Royal Air Force at the outbreak of the Second World War... |
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| T.23/36 | Multi-role crew trainer | Airspeed Oxford Airspeed Oxford The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford was a twin-engine aircraft used for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery during the Second World War.-Design and development:... |
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| 25/36 | Written for Skua initial production order | Blackburn Skua Blackburn Skua The Blackburn B-24 Skua was a carrier-based low-wing, two-seater, single-radial engine aircraft operated by the British Fleet Air Arm which combined the functions of a dive bomber and fighter. It was designed in the mid-1930s, and saw service in the early part of the Second World War... |
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| 26/36 | Written for Roc initial production order | Blackburn Roc Blackburn Roc |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. The Turret Fighters: Defiant and Roc. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK: Crowood Press, 2002. ISBN 1-86126-497-6.... |
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| 29/36 | Written for Wellington (revised Crecy from B.9/32) initial production order | Vickers Wellington I Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a... |
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| B.30/36 | Written for Hampden initial production order | Handley Page Hampden I Handley Page Hampden The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a British twin-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force serving in the Second World War. With the Whitley and Wellington, the Hampden bore the brunt of the early bombing war over Europe, taking part in the first night raid on Berlin and the first 1,000-plane... |
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| 33/36 | Written for Blenheim I production order (Rootes) | Bristol Blenheim I Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter... |
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| 36/36 | Written for Lysander initial production order | Westland Lysander I Westland Lysander The Westland Lysander was a British army co-operation and liaison aircraft produced by Westland Aircraft used immediately before and during the Second World War... |
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| 37/36 | Written for Walrus additional production order | Supermarine Walrus I Supermarine Walrus The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm . It also served with the Royal Air Force , Royal Australian Air Force , Royal Canadian Air Force , Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New... |
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| 39/36 | Written for Botha additional production order (Boulton Paul Boulton Paul Aircraft Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer that was created in 1934, although its origins lay in 1914, and lasted until 1961... ) - cancelled |
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| T.40/36 | OR.44 | Development and production of a trainer version of the Miles Hawk Miles Hawk -See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.... |
Miles Magister Miles Magister -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter. Miles Aircraft = The early years. Tonbridge: Air-Britain, 2009. ISBN 978 0 85130 410 6... |
| S.41/36 | Three-seat torpedo/spotter-reconnaissance aircraft - Swordfish Fairey Swordfish The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War... replacement |
Fairey Albacore Fairey Albacore The Fairey Albacore was a British single-engine carrier-borne biplane torpedo bomber built by Fairey Aviation between 1939 and 1943 for the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and used during the Second World War. It had a three-man crew and was designed for spotting and reconnaissance as well as delivering... |
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| 42/36 | Target tug - order for Henley target tug conversions by Gloster's Gloster Aircraft Company The Gloster Aircraft Company, Limited, known locally as GAC, was a British aircraft manufacturer. The company produced a famous lineage of fighters for the Royal Air Force : the Grebe, Gladiator, Meteor and Javelin. It also produced the Hawker Hurricane and Hawker Typhoon for the parent company... |
Hawker Henley III Hawker Henley -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Cooper, H.J.,O.G. Thetford and C.B. Maycock. Aircraft of the Fighting Powers - Volume II. Leicester, UK: Harborough Publishing, 1942.... |
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| 43/36 | Autogyro | Cierva C.40 Rota II | |
| B.44/36 | Written for Dagger Napier Dagger |-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9... -Hampden (Hereford) production order |
Handley Page Hereford I | |
| 45/36 | Written for Botha additional production order (Blackburn Blackburn Aircraft Blackburn Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer that concentrated mainly on naval and maritime aircraft during the first part of the 20th century.-History:... ) - cancelled |
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| 47/36 | Written for Bombay II production order | Bristol Bombay II Bristol Bombay |-See also:... |
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| T.1/37 | Basic trainer | Heston T.1/37 Trainer, Miles M.15, Parnall Heck III, Airspeed A.S.36 (not built) | |
| 2/37 | Written for Blenheim I production order (Avro Avro Avro was a British aircraft manufacturer, with numerous landmark designs such as the Avro 504 trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the delta wing Avro Vulcan, a stalwart of the Cold War.-Early history:One of the world's... ) |
Bristol Blenheim I Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter... |
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| 6/37 | Twin-engine VIP transport aircraft - order for The King's Flight | Airspeed Envoy Airspeed Envoy The Airspeed AS.6 Envoy was a British light, twin-engined transport aircraft designed and built by Airspeed Ltd. in the 1930s at Portsmouth Aerodrome, Hampshire.-Development and design:... |
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| Q.8/37 | Radio-controlled Fleet Gunnery target aircraft - Queen Bee De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft... replacement - role subsequently carried-on by Queen Wasp Airspeed Queen Wasp |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* "Airspeed AS.30 Queen Wasp." Control Column, Official Organ of the British Aircraft Preservation Council, Volume 12, No. 2, February/March 1978.... - see Q.32/35 |
Airspeed A.S.37 (not built) | |
| F.9/37 | OR.49 | Twin-engine day/night fighter | Gloster G.39 Gloster F.9/37 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bowyer, Michael J.F. Interceptor Fighters for the Royal Air Force 1935-45. Wellingborough, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1984. ISBN 0-85059-726-9.... |
| F.11/37 | Twin-engine two-seat day & night fighter/ground support | Boulton Paul P.92 Boulton Paul P.92 -See also:-External links:* * * *... |
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| F.18/37 | Heavily armed interceptor armed with 12 x 0.303 .303 British .303 British, or 7.7x56mmR, is a .311 inch calibre rifle and machine gun cartridge first developed in Britain as a blackpowder round put into service in December 1888 for the Lee-Metford rifle, later adapted to use smokeless powders... mg Machine gun A machine gun is a fully automatic mounted or portable firearm, usually designed to fire rounds in quick succession from an ammunition belt or large-capacity magazine, typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute.... s and capable of at least 400 mph |
Bristol F.18/37, Gloster F.18/37, Hawker Tornado Hawker Tornado -See also:-Bibliography:* Darling, Kev. Hawker Typhoon, Tempest and Sea Fury. Ramsgate, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK: The Crowood Press Ltd., 2003. ISBN 1-86126-620-0.... , Hawker Typhoon Hawker Typhoon The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. While the Typhoon was designed to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, and a direct replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, several design problems were encountered, and the Typhoon never completely satisfied... , Supermarine Type 324, Supermarine Type 325 |
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| 19/37 | Written for Manchester I production order | Avro Manchester I Avro Manchester |-See also:-References:NotesCitationsBibliography* Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935–1950. Hickley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2004. ISBN 978-1857801798.... |
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| 20/37 | Written for Roc floatplane production order | Blackburn Roc Blackburn Roc |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. The Turret Fighters: Defiant and Roc. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK: Crowood Press, 2002. ISBN 1-86126-497-6.... |
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| S.23/37 | OR.52 | Four-engine carrier-based Fleet Naval fleet A fleet, or naval fleet, is a large formation of warships, and the largest formation in any navy. A fleet at sea is the direct equivalent of an army on land.... shadower/follower - low-speed, high-endurance, ship-tracking aircraft - requirement later rendered obsolete due to introduction of radar Radar Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio... |
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| S.24/37 | OR.53 | Naval torpedo/dive-bomber, reconnaissance - Supermarine entry featured variable-incidence Angle of incidence Angle of incidence is a measure of deviation of something from "straight on", for example:* in the approach of a ray to a surface, or* the angle at which the wing or horizontal tail of an airplane is installed on the fuselage, measured relative to the axis of the fuselage.-Optics:In geometric... wing |
Supermarine S.24/37 Supermarine Type 322 -See also:-Notes:The Albacore first flew on 12 December 1938.-References:*Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914. London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0 85177 800 3.... , Fairey Barracuda Fairey Barracuda The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo- and dive bomber used during the Second World War, the first of its type used by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm to be fabricated entirely from metal. It was introduced as a replacement for the Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Albacore biplanes... |
| 32/37 | Written for Halifax initial production order | Handley Page Halifax I Srs 1 - I Srs 3 Handley Page Halifax The Handley Page Halifax was one of the British front-line, four-engined heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. A contemporary of the famous Avro Lancaster, the Halifax remained in service until the end of the war, performing a variety of duties in addition to bombing... |
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| B.32/37 | OR.44 | Production contract for a four-engine version of the P.13/36 H.P.56 design | Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax Handley Page Halifax The Handley Page Halifax was one of the British front-line, four-engined heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. A contemporary of the famous Avro Lancaster, the Halifax remained in service until the end of the war, performing a variety of duties in addition to bombing... |
| 37/37 | Magister I production order | Miles Magister I Miles Magister -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter. Miles Aircraft = The early years. Tonbridge: Air-Britain, 2009. ISBN 978 0 85130 410 6... |
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| 38/37 | Three-seat communications aircraft & instrument/wireless trainer | Miles Mentor Miles Mentor |-See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.... |
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| 42/37 | Specification for wooden mockup of Miles X2 Miles Aircraft Miles was the name used to market the aircraft of British engineer Frederick George Miles, who designed numerous light civil and military aircraft and a range of curious prototypes... large transport aeroplane - not built - lead to Miles M.30X Minor scale testbed |
Miles M.30X Minor Miles M.30 |-See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.* Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970... |
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| 43/37 | Engine testbed | Folland Fo.108 Folland Fo.108 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* http://avia.russian.ee/air/england/folland_43-37.php* http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=525... ; designs also tendered by General Aircraft General Aircraft Limited General Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1931 to amalgamation with Blackburn Aircraft in 1949 to become Blackburn and General... & Percival Hunting Aircraft Hunting Aircraft was a British aircraft manufacturer, that produced light training aircraft and initially designed the BAC 1-11 jet airliner. The company, based in Luton, merged with other companies to form the British Aircraft Corporation in 1959.-History:... |
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| S.7/38 | Naval catapult-launched observation/spotting flying boat - Walrus Supermarine Walrus The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm . It also served with the Royal Air Force , Royal Australian Air Force , Royal Canadian Air Force , Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New... replacement |
Supermarine Sea Otter Supermarine Sea Otter |-Survivors:No museum holds a complete aircraft. Australia's Museum of Flight has the nose section of JN200, a Sea Otter which served with the Royal Australian Navy.-See also:-References:... |
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| O.8/38 | Naval carrier-borne fighter/observation - winner developed from Fairey's earlier P.4/34 Fairey P.4/34 -See also:-Bibliography:* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.* Taylor, H.A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-00065-x.-External links:**... entry |
Fairey Fulmar Fairey Fulmar The Fairey Fulmar was a British carrier-borne fighter aircraft that served with the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. A total of 600 were built by Fairey Aviation at its Stockport factory between January 1940 and December 1942... |
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| B.9/38 | Twin-engine medium bomber of simple construction using materials other than light alloy wherever possible | see B.17/38 and B.18/38 | |
| 14/38 | Long-range pressurised high-altitude monoplane transport/airliner (Shorts Short Brothers Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company, usually referred to simply as Shorts, that is now based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1908, Shorts was the first company in the world to make production aircraft and was a manufacturer of flying boats during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s... ) - 3 prototypes ordered, construction started - cancelled |
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| 15/38 | Short/Medium-range monoplane transport/airliner (Fairey) - Fairey FC.1, 14-aircraft production order - cancelled | Fairey FC1 Fairey FC1 The Fairey FC1 was a British airliner project of the 1930s. Although an order was placed for 14 FC1s in 1938, work was stopped by the outbreak of the Second World War, and no examples were built.-Development and design:... , General Aircraft GAL.40 |
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| 16/38 | Trainer - Master I production order | Miles Master T.Mk.I Miles Master -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter and Don Lambert Brown. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.... |
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| B.17/38 | Twin-engine medium bomber of mixed wood/metal construction | Bristol Type 155 (cancelled by Bristol) | |
| B.18/38 | Twin-engine medium bomber of mixed wood/metal construction | Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle was a British twin-engine transport aircraft that entered service during the Second World War.Originally designed as a medium bomber that could be built by non-aviation companies without using light alloys, the Albemarle never served in that role, instead... |
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| B.19/38 | Bomber with 8,000 lb load and eight 20mm cannon in two turrets - revised to become B.1/39 | Bristol Type 157 | |
| 20/38 | Communications aircraft - Vega Gull order | Percival Vega Gull Percival Vega Gull |-See also:-Bibliography:* Ellison, Norman H. Percivals Aircraft . Chalford, Stroud, UK: Chalford Publishing Company, 1997. ISBN 0-7524-0774-0.... |
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| 21/38 | Communications aircraft - Dominie production order | de Havilland Dominie De Havilland Dragon Rapide The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul passenger airliner of the 1930s.-Design and development:Designed by the de Havilland company in late 1933 as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon, it was in effect a twin-engined, scaled-down version of the... |
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| S.22/38 | Naval helicopter | Cierva C.41 Gyrodyne | |
| 24/38 | Twin-engine communications aircraft - Envoy production order | Airspeed Envoy Airspeed Envoy The Airspeed AS.6 Envoy was a British light, twin-engined transport aircraft designed and built by Airspeed Ltd. in the 1930s at Portsmouth Aerodrome, Hampshire.-Development and design:... |
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| 25/38 | Twin-engine communications aircraft | Percival Petrel Percival Petrel |-See also:-Bibliography:* Ellis, Ken. Wrecks & Relics. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1-85780-235-7.* The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft . London: Orbis Publishing, 1985.... |
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| 26/38 | OR.65 | Three-seat wireless or navigation training aircraft with dual controls - Vega Gull adapted for communications training | Percival Proctor I Percival Proctor The Percival Proctor was a British radio trainer and communications aircraft of the Second World War. The Proctor was a single-engine, low-wing monoplane with seating for three or four, depending on the model.-Design and development:... |
| 28/38 | OR.66 | Two-seat helicopter - written for Weir W.6 | Weir W.6 |
| T.29/38 | Twin-engine R/T (Radio Telephony) training aircraft - Dominie three aircraft order | de Havilland Dominie De Havilland Dragon Rapide The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul passenger airliner of the 1930s.-Design and development:Designed by the de Havilland company in late 1933 as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon, it was in effect a twin-engined, scaled-down version of the... |
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| B.1/39 | "Ideal Bomber" Four-engined heavy bomber with 9,000 lb bomb load and 20mm cannon defence (revised B.19/38) - work suspended June 1940 | Handley Page H.P.60, Bristol Type 159 | |
| T.4/39 | OR.68 | Single-engined trainer | Airspeed Cambridge Airspeed Cambridge -See also:... - (two prototypes ordered, no production contract) |
| R.5/39 | Long-range patrol flying boat - Sunderland Short Sunderland The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers. It took its service name from the town and port of Sunderland in northeast England.... replacement - superseded by R.14/40 (q.v.) |
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| N.8/39 | Naval two-seat carrier-borne fighter - Roc Blackburn Roc |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brew, Alec. The Turret Fighters: Defiant and Roc. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK: Crowood Press, 2002. ISBN 1-86126-497-6.... replacement - replaced by N.5/40 |
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| N.9/39 | Naval two-seat carrier-borne fighter - Fulmar Fairey Fulmar The Fairey Fulmar was a British carrier-borne fighter aircraft that served with the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. A total of 600 were built by Fairey Aviation at its Stockport factory between January 1940 and December 1942... replacement - replaced by N.5/40 |
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| F.17/39 | Long-range fighter development of Bristol Beaufort Bristol Beaufort The Bristol Beaufort was a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber.... - written for Beaufighter |
Bristol Beaufighter Bristol Beaufighter The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design... |
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| F.18/39 | Fighter - Hurricane Hawker Hurricane The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd for the Royal Air Force... /Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s... replacement |
Martin-Baker M.B.3 Martin-Baker MB 3 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bowyer, Michael J.F. Interceptor Fighters for the Royal Air Force 1935-45. Wellingborough, UK: Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1984. ISBN 0-85059-726-9.... , Martin-Baker M.B.5 |
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| 19/39 | Twin-engine transport aircraft - order for Hertfordshire later cancelled | de Havilland Hertfordshire De Havilland Flamingo |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bain, Gordon. De Havilland: A Pictorial Tribute. London: AirLife, 1992. ISBN 1-85648-243-X.* Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. "De Havilland's War Orphan." Air Enthusiast. Number 30, March-June 1996, pp. 1—10. Bromley, Kent, UK: Pilot Press.*... |
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| 20/39 | Twin-engine communications aircraft - order for No. XXIV Squadron RAF No. XXIV Squadron RAF No. 24 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the C-130J Hercules C.4 and C.5 from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.-As a fighter squadron:... |
de Havilland Flamingo De Havilland Flamingo |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bain, Gordon. De Havilland: A Pictorial Tribute. London: AirLife, 1992. ISBN 1-85648-243-X.* Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. "De Havilland's War Orphan." Air Enthusiast. Number 30, March-June 1996, pp. 1—10. Bromley, Kent, UK: Pilot Press.*... |
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| 21/39 | Twin-engine VIP transport aircraft - order for The King's Flight | de Havilland Flamingo De Havilland Flamingo |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bain, Gordon. De Havilland: A Pictorial Tribute. London: AirLife, 1992. ISBN 1-85648-243-X.* Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. "De Havilland's War Orphan." Air Enthusiast. Number 30, March-June 1996, pp. 1—10. Bromley, Kent, UK: Pilot Press.*... |
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| F.22/39 | OR.76 | Fighter fitted with heavy-calibre nose-mounted gun | Vickers 414 Vickers Type 432 Vickers Type 432 -Bibliography:* Buttler, Tony. Secret Projects: British Fighters and Bombers 1935 -1950 . Leicester, UK: Midland Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2.... - also tests with Vickers Type 439 Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a... testbed - specification later cancelled |
| B.23/39 | Very high altitude version of Wellington capable of operating at 40,000 ft | Vickers Wellington V Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a... |
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| E.28/39 | Experimental aircraft using Whittle Frank Whittle Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS, Hon FRAeS was a British Royal Air Force engineer officer. He is credited with independently inventing the turbojet engine Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS, Hon FRAeS (1 June 1907 – 9 August 1996) was a British Royal Air... jet-propulsion with provision for 4 x 0.303 .303 British .303 British, or 7.7x56mmR, is a .311 inch calibre rifle and machine gun cartridge first developed in Britain as a blackpowder round put into service in December 1888 for the Lee-Metford rifle, later adapted to use smokeless powders... machine guns |
Gloster E.28/39 Gloster E.28/39 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* James, Derek N. Gloster Aircraft since 1917. London: Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-807-0.* Mondey, David. The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II. London: Chancellor Press, 1994. ISBN 1-85152-668-4.* Morgan, Eric B. "A New Concept of... |
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| B.1/40 | OR.78 | Twin-engine fast bomber carrying no defensive armament | de Havilland Mosquito De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"... |
| F.1/40 | Air Observation Post Air Observation Post An Air Observation Post is a British military aircraft used for active or passive observation of artillery actions.-History:Air Observation Post is the term used by the Royal Air Force and other services of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth air forces for an aeroplane or helicopter used in the... (AOP) |
Fane F.1/40 Fane F.1/40 -External links:***... , General Aircraft GAL.47 General Aircraft GAL.47 -External links:*... |
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| 2/40 | OR.79 | Twin-engined trainer aircraft | Caproni Ca 311, Caproni Ca 313 |
| F.2/40 | Fighter using Whittle Frank Whittle Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS, Hon FRAeS was a British Royal Air Force engineer officer. He is credited with independently inventing the turbojet engine Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE, CB, FRS, Hon FRAeS (1 June 1907 – 9 August 1996) was a British Royal Air... jet-propulsion (Metrovick Metrovick F.2 The Metropolitan-Vickers F.2 was an early turbojet engine and the first British design to be based on an axial-flow compressor. It was considered too unreliable for use during the war, and never entered production... ) - written for Meteor - see also F.9/40 |
Gloster Meteor II Gloster Meteor The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet. It first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force... |
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| B.3/40 | OR.80 | High speed bomber | Blackburn B.28 |
| F.4/40 | OR.81 | High-altitude fighter - superseded by F.7/41 (q.v.) | Westland Welkin Westland Welkin |-See also:-Bibliography:* Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935–1950. Hinckley, UK: Midland, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2.... |
| N.5/40 | OR.82 | Naval 2-seat Fleet fighter | Fairey Firefly Fairey Firefly The Fairey Firefly was a British Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm .... |
| B.6/40 | OR.83 | Twin-engine day/close support bomber - later renamed Blenheim V | Bristol Bisley Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter... |
| B.7/40 | OR.84 | Medium Bomber replacement for Blenheim bomber development of Beaufighter Bristol Beaufighter The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design... |
A design by Armstrong Whitworth not taken further Bristol Beaumont Bristol Buckingham |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935-1950. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2.... accepted but not built, led to Buckingham Bristol Buckingham |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935-1950. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2.... (q.v.) |
| 8/40 | OR.85 | Ambulance Aircraft | Airspeed Oxford |
| F.9/40 | OR.86 | Fighter using Whittle jet-propulsion (Rover/Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce Welland -Bibliography:* Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London. Studio Editions Ltd, 1989. ISBN 0-517-67964-7-External links:*... ) - written for Meteor - see also F.2/40 |
Gloster Meteor I Gloster Meteor The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet. It first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force... |
| X.10/40 | OR.87 | Troop-carrying glider capable of carrying 7 troops | General Aircraft Hotspur I; cancelled after eighteen built - redesigned Hotspur II relegated to training - see X.22/40 & X.23/40 |
| N.11/40 | OR.88 | Naval single-seat Fleet fighter powered by Napier Sabre Napier Sabre The Napier Sabre was a British H-24-cylinder, liquid cooled, sleeve valve, piston aero engine, designed by Major Frank Halford and built by Napier & Son during WWII... - see also S.8/43 |
Blackburn Firebrand F.I Blackburn Firebrand |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brown, Eric, CBE, DCS, AFC, RN.; Green William and Swanborough, Gordon. "Fairey Swordfish". Wings of the Navy, Flying Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War Two. London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1980, p. 157–167. ISBN 0-7106-0002-X.* Buttler, Tony.... , Hawker P.1009 "Fleet Fighter" Hawker Typhoon The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. While the Typhoon was designed to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, and a direct replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, several design problems were encountered, and the Typhoon never completely satisfied... |
| S.12/40 | OR.89 | Naval catapult-launched observation/spotting flying boat - Walrus Supermarine Walrus The Supermarine Walrus was a British single-engine amphibious biplane reconnaissance aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and operated by the Fleet Air Arm . It also served with the Royal Air Force , Royal Australian Air Force , Royal Canadian Air Force , Royal New Zealand Navy and Royal New... & Sea Otter Supermarine Sea Otter |-Survivors:No museum holds a complete aircraft. Australia's Museum of Flight has the nose section of JN200, a Sea Otter which served with the Royal Australian Navy.-See also:-References:... replacement - superseded by S.14/44 (q.v.) |
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| R.13/40 | OR.90 | General-purpose flying boat | Blackburn B-40 |
| R.14/40 | OR.91 | Very long range reconnaissance flying boat - Centaurus Bristol Centaurus |-See also:-Bibliography:*Bridgman, L, Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. Crescent. ISBN 0-517-67964-7*Gunston, Bill. Development of Piston Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 2006. ISBN 0-7509-4478-1... -engined Sunderland replacement |
Saunders-Roe S.41, Short Shetland Short Shetland -See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C.H. and James, D.N. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London, Putnam, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-819-4.* Bowyer, Michael J.F. Aircraft for the Royal Air Force: The "Griffon" Spitfire, The Albemarle Bomber and the Shetland Flying-Boat. London: Faber & Faber Ltd., 1980. ISBN... |
| 15/40 | OR.92 | Conversion of Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s... for Photographic Development Unit |
Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s... |
| F.16/40 | High-altitude fighter | Vickers Type 432 Vickers Type 432 -Bibliography:* Buttler, Tony. Secret Projects: British Fighters and Bombers 1935 -1950 . Leicester, UK: Midland Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2.... |
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| 17/40 | OR.94 | Very high altitude bomber - Wellington V production order | Vickers Wellington V Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a... |
| F.18/40 | OR.95 | Night fighter Night fighter A night fighter is a fighter aircraft adapted for use at night or in other times of bad visibility... version of Mosquito |
de Havilland Mosquito NF.II De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"... |
| F.19/40 | Low-cost emergency production fighter | Miles M.20/2 Miles M.20 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter and Don Lambert Brown. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.... |
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| B.20/40 | "Close Army Support Bomber" with Merlin Rolls-Royce Merlin The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled, V-12, piston aero engine, of 27-litre capacity. Rolls-Royce Limited designed and built the engine which was initially known as the PV-12: the PV-12 became known as the Merlin following the company convention of naming its piston aero engines after... engine able to dive bomb and photo-reconnaissance |
De-navalised version of Fairey Barracuda Fairey Barracuda The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo- and dive bomber used during the Second World War, the first of its type used by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm to be fabricated entirely from metal. It was introduced as a replacement for the Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Albacore biplanes... offered but specification not proceeded with. |
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| F.21/40 | OR.96 | Fighter Fighter aircraft A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed primarily to attack ground targets... version of Mosquito |
de Havilland Mosquito F.II De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"... |
| X.22/40 | Troop-carrying training glider - Hotspur II production order | General Aircraft Hotspur II | |
| X.23/40 | Troop-carrying training glider - Hotspur II further production order | General Aircraft Hotspur II | |
| T.24/40 | Training aircraft | Airspeed A.S.50 Airspeed Queen Wasp |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* "Airspeed AS.30 Queen Wasp." Control Column, Official Organ of the British Aircraft Preservation Council, Volume 12, No. 2, February/March 1978.... (not built) |
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| X.25/40 | OR.98 | Troop-carrying glider capable of carrying 14 troops | Slingsby Hengist Slingsby Hengist -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bishop, Chris. The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II: The Comprehensive Guide to Over 1,500 Weapons Systems, Including Tanks, Small Arms, Warplanes, Artillery, Ships and Submarines. New York: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2002. ISBN... |
| X.26/40 | OR.99 | Troop-carrying glider of wooden construction capable of carrying between 24-36 fully armed troops | Airspeed Horsa Airspeed Horsa The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British World War II troop-carrying glider built by Airspeed Limited and subcontractors and used for air assault by British and Allied armed forces... |
| X.27/40 | OR.100 | Tank-carrying heavy glider capable of carrying 7-ton load | General Aircraft Hamilcar General Aircraft Hamilcar The General Aircraft Limited GAL. 49 Hamilcar or Hamilcar Mark I was a large British military glider produced during the Second World War, which was designed to carry heavy cargo, such as the Tetrarch or M22 Locust light tank... |
| E.28/40 | OR.101 | Experimental research aircraft for deck landings - cancelled 1943 | Folland Fo.115 Folland Fo.116 (ordered but not completed) |
| F.29/40 | Twin-engined night fighter | (Cancelled) | |
| N.1/41 | OR.102 | Naval fighter | Miles M.20/4 Miles M.20 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter and Don Lambert Brown. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.... |
| B.2/41 | Twin-engine bomber - Blenheim Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company that was used extensively in the early days of the Second World War. It was adapted as an interim long-range and night fighter, pending the availability of the Beaufighter... replacement - written for redesigned Bristol Type 162 Beaumont. Changes in requirements and availability of superior aircraft led to type no longer being needed |
Bristol Buckingham Bristol Buckingham |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935-1950. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2.... (adapted for courier duties as C.1) |
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| X.3/41 | OR.104 | Emergency Tallboy Tallboy bomb The Tallboy or Bomb, Medium Capacity, 12,000 lb, was an earthquake bomb developed by the British aeronautical engineer Barnes Wallis and deployed by the RAF in 1944... -carrying conversion of Horsa for attack on Tirpitz German battleship Tirpitz Tirpitz was the second of two s built for the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Named after Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the architect of the Imperial Navy, the ship was laid down at the Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven in November 1936 and launched two and a half years later in April... - later cancelled when Lancaster Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other... was modified to carry Tallboy |
Airspeed A.S.52 Horsa Airspeed Horsa The Airspeed AS.51 Horsa was a British World War II troop-carrying glider built by Airspeed Limited and subcontractors and used for air assault by British and Allied armed forces... |
| F.4/41 | Spitfire with Griffon Rolls-Royce Griffon The Rolls-Royce Griffon is a British 37-litre capacity, 60-degree V-12, liquid-cooled aero engine designed and built by Rolls-Royce Limited... engine - written for Spitfire IV but amended to include Mk. XXI redesign. Preceded in introduction by Mk.s XII & XIV - some overlap with F.1/43 (q.v.) |
Supermarine Spitfire XXI Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s... |
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| B.5/41 | OR.106 | Pressurised high-altitude bomber - evolved into B.3/42 (q.v.) | Pressurised version of the Vickers Warwick III Vickers Warwick The Vickers Warwick was a multi-purpose British aircraft used during the Second World War. Built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Brooklands, Surrey, the Warwick was used by the Royal Air Force as a transport, air-sea rescue and maritime reconnaissance platform, and by the civilian British Overseas... |
| E.6/41 | OR.107 | Experimental jet fighter - DH Spider Crab | de Havilland Vampire De Havilland Vampire The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served... |
| F.7/41 | OR.108 | High-altitude fighter - revised from F.4/40 (q.v.) | Vickers Type 432 Vickers Type 432 -Bibliography:* Buttler, Tony. Secret Projects: British Fighters and Bombers 1935 -1950 . Leicester, UK: Midland Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2.... , Westland Welkin Westland Welkin |-See also:-Bibliography:* Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935–1950. Hinckley, UK: Midland, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2.... |
| B.8/41 | Four-engined heavy bomber - see also B.3/42 | Short S.36, Vickers Windsor Vickers Windsor |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.... |
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| T.9/41 | Four-seat radio trainer. | Percival Proctor IV Percival Proctor The Percival Proctor was a British radio trainer and communications aircraft of the Second World War. The Proctor was a single-engine, low-wing monoplane with seating for three or four, depending on the model.-Design and development:... |
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| F.10/41 | OR.109 | Written for Hawker Tempest | Hawker Tempest Hawker Tempest The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the war.... |
| B.11/41 | OR.110 | High-speed high-altitude unarmed bomber | de Havilland DH.99, Hawker P.1005, Miles M.39 Miles Libellula -Specifications :-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Amos, Peter and Don Lambert Brown. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.... |
| 12/41 | Target tug | Miles Martinet Miles Martinet |-See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.... |
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| C.1/42 | OR.113 | Interim transport aircraft - cargo version of Lancaster Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other... - York I production order |
Avro York I Avro York The Avro York was a British transport aircraft that was derived from the Second World War Lancaster heavy bomber, and used in both military and airliner roles between 1943 and 1964.-Design and development:... |
| N.2/42 | OR.114 | Single-seat boat fighter | Blackburn B-44 |
| B.3/42 | OR.115 | High-performance long-range bomber | Vickers Windsor Vickers Windsor |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.... |
| B.4/42 | High performance bomber (Mosquito replacement) - Cancelled | ||
| 5/42 | Glider for RAAF Royal Australian Air Force The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts... |
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| E.5/42 | Experimental single-engined jet fighter - later cancelled - see E.1/44 | Gloster GA.1 Gloster E.1/44 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Ashley, Glenn. Meteor in Action. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc., 1995. ISBN 0-89747-332-9.* Bowyer, Chaz. Gloster Meteor. London: Ian Allan Ltd., 1985. ISBN 0-7110-1477-9.... |
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| E.6/42 | Experimental lightweight Tempest Hawker Tempest The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the war.... - written for Tempest Light Fighter - refined & re-issued as F.2/43 (q.v.) |
Hawker Fury Hawker Sea Fury The Hawker Sea Fury was a British fighter aircraft developed for the Royal Navy by Hawker during the Second World War. The last propeller-driven fighter to serve with the Royal Navy, it was also one of the fastest production single piston-engined aircraft ever built.-Origins:The Hawker Fury was an... - see F.2/43 |
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| F.6/42 | Single-seat fighter | Boulton Paul P.99, Boulton Paul P.100, Hawker Type P.1018 Hawker Tempest The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the war.... , Hawker Type P.1019 Hawker Tempest The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the war.... , Hawker Type P.1020 Hawker Tempest The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the war.... , Folland Fo.117a, Miles M.42, Miles M.43, Miles M.44 |
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| H.7/42 | OR.117 | Torpedo bomber - Beaufighter Bristol Beaufighter The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design... replacement |
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| R.8/42 | OR.118 | Long-range patrol/reconnaissance flying boat - Sunderland with Hercules Bristol Hercules |-See also:-Bibliography:*Gunston, B. Classic World War II Aircraft Cutaways. Osprey. ISBN 1-85532-526-8*Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9... engines |
Short Sunderland IV/Seaford Short Seaford -Survivor:J203 RAF Short Sunderland IV/Seaford I S-45 NJ203. 1947 Converted to Short Solent 3 by Short Bros Belfast. 1949 BOAC G-AKNP “City of Cardiff". 1951 Trans Oceanic Airways of Australia as VH-TOB "Star of Papua". 1953 South Pacific Air Lines as N9946F "Isle of Tahiti". Last flew 1958. 1958... |
| Q.9/42 | OR.119 | Twin engine target tug - planned production of Monitor later cancelled - see also Q.1/46 | 'Miles Monitor TT Mk.1 Miles Monitor -See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.* Bridgman, L, Jane's fighting aircraft of World War II. Crescent. ISBN 0-517-67964-7.... |
| 10/42 | "Special Rotating Wing Glider" | used to identify the Hafner Rotabuggy Hafner Rotabuggy The Hafner Rotabuggy and as the "M.L. 10/42 Flying Jeep" was a British experimental aircraft that was essentially a Willys MB combined with a rotor kite, developed with the intention of producing a way of air-dropping off-road vehicles.-Design and development:It was designed by Raoul Hafner of the... |
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| B.27/42 | Halifax development aircraft | Handley Page Halifax Handley Page Halifax The Handley Page Halifax was one of the British front-line, four-engined heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. A contemporary of the famous Avro Lancaster, the Halifax remained in service until the end of the war, performing a variety of duties in addition to bombing... |
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| F.1/43 | OR.120 | Development of Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War. The Spitfire continued to be used as a front line fighter and in secondary roles into the 1950s... with Griffon & laminar flow Laminar flow Laminar flow, sometimes known as streamline flow, occurs when a fluid flows in parallel layers, with no disruption between the layers. At low velocities the fluid tends to flow without lateral mixing, and adjacent layers slide past one another like playing cards. There are no cross currents... wing - see also N.5/45 |
Supermarine Spiteful Supermarine Spiteful The Supermarine Spiteful was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine to Air Ministry specification F.1/43 during the Second World War as a successor to the Spitfire.-Design and development:... |
| F.2/43 | OR.121 | Written for Tempest Light Fighter | Hawker Fury Hawker Sea Fury The Hawker Sea Fury was a British fighter aircraft developed for the Royal Navy by Hawker during the Second World War. The last propeller-driven fighter to serve with the Royal Navy, it was also one of the fastest production single piston-engined aircraft ever built.-Origins:The Hawker Fury was an... ; cancelled at conclusion of hostilities. |
| TX.3/43 | OR.122 | Two-seat side-by-side seating training glider | General Aircraft G.A.L.55 |
| N.4/43 | OR.113 | Carrier-based fighter - Seafire with Griffon Rolls-Royce Griffon The Rolls-Royce Griffon is a British 37-litre capacity, 60-degree V-12, liquid-cooled aero engine designed and built by Rolls-Royce Limited... engine |
Supermarine Seafire XV Supermarine Seafire The Supermarine Seafire was a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire specially adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. The name Seafire was arrived at by collapsing the longer name Sea Spitfire.-Origins of the Seafire:... |
| O.5/43 | OR.144 | Torpedo bomber - Barracuda Fairey Barracuda The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo- and dive bomber used during the Second World War, the first of its type used by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm to be fabricated entirely from metal. It was introduced as a replacement for the Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Albacore biplanes... replacement |
Fairey Spearfish Fairey Spearfish |-See also:-External links:* *... |
| S.6/43 | Torpedo Bomber Reconnaissance Aircraft (Cancelled) | Armstrong Whitworth A.W.53 | |
| N.7/43 | Carrier-based fighter - revised as N.22/43 (q.v.) | Hawker Sea Fury Hawker Sea Fury The Hawker Sea Fury was a British fighter aircraft developed for the Royal Navy by Hawker during the Second World War. The last propeller-driven fighter to serve with the Royal Navy, it was also one of the fastest production single piston-engined aircraft ever built.-Origins:The Hawker Fury was an... |
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| S.8/43 | OR.124 | Naval single-seat Fleet fighter capable of carrying rocket RP-3 The RP-3 , was a British rocket used in the Second World War. Though primarily an air-to-ground weapon, it saw limited use in other roles. Its 60 lb warhead gave rise to the alternative name of the "60 lb rocket"; the 25 lb solid-shot armour piercing variant was referred to as the "25 lb rocket"... s, torpedo Torpedo The modern torpedo is a self-propelled missile weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with it or in proximity to it.The term torpedo was originally employed for... or bombs - Firebrand powered by Centaurus Bristol Centaurus |-See also:-Bibliography:*Bridgman, L, Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. Crescent. ISBN 0-517-67964-7*Gunston, Bill. Development of Piston Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 2006. ISBN 0-7509-4478-1... - see also N.11/40 |
Blackburn Firebrand TF.III Blackburn Firebrand |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brown, Eric, CBE, DCS, AFC, RN.; Green William and Swanborough, Gordon. "Fairey Swordfish". Wings of the Navy, Flying Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War Two. London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1980, p. 157–167. ISBN 0-7106-0002-X.* Buttler, Tony.... |
| F.9/43 | OR.125 | Two-seat high-altitude night fighter | Westland Welkin NF.II Westland Welkin |-See also:-Bibliography:* Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935–1950. Hinckley, UK: Midland, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2.... |
| Q.10/43 | Radio-controlled Fleet Naval fleet A fleet, or naval fleet, is a large formation of warships, and the largest formation in any navy. A fleet at sea is the direct equivalent of an army on land.... Gunnery target aircraft - Queen Wasp Airspeed Queen Wasp |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* "Airspeed AS.30 Queen Wasp." Control Column, Official Organ of the British Aircraft Preservation Council, Volume 12, No. 2, February/March 1978.... replacement |
Miles Queen Martinet Miles Martinet |-See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.... |
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| S.11/43 | OR.146 | Naval carrier-borne attack/strike aircraft - later cancelled - Sturgeon Short Sturgeon The Short Sturgeon was a British aircraft originally designed in the Second World War as a high-performance torpedo bomber. With the end of the war in the Pacific it was no longer needed as such. Through shifting priorities postwar, the Sturgeon was redesigned first into a target tug and then later... also submitted to Q.1/46 & M.6/49 (q.v.) |
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.54, Short Sturgeon Short Sturgeon The Short Sturgeon was a British aircraft originally designed in the Second World War as a high-performance torpedo bomber. With the end of the war in the Pacific it was no longer needed as such. Through shifting priorities postwar, the Sturgeon was redesigned first into a target tug and then later... |
| F.12/43 | OR.126 | Long-range fighter for Far East Pacific Ocean theater of World War II The Pacific Ocean theatre was one of four major naval theatres of war of World War II, which pitted the forces of Japan against those of the United States, the British Commonwealth, the Netherlands and France.... - written for Hornet |
de Havilland Hornet De Havilland Hornet The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet was a piston engine fighter that further exploited the wooden construction techniques pioneered by de Havilland's classic Mosquito. Entering service at the end of the Second World War, the Hornet equipped postwar RAF Fighter Command day fighter units in the UK and was... |
| T.13/43 | OR.148 | Advanced trainer | Bristol Buckmaster Bristol Buckmaster |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bridgeman, Leonard. "The Bristol 166 Buckmaster." Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London: Studio, 1946. ISBN 1-85170-493-0.... |
| B.14/43 | Heavy bomber for Far East Pacific Ocean theater of World War II The Pacific Ocean theatre was one of four major naval theatres of war of World War II, which pitted the forces of Japan against those of the United States, the British Commonwealth, the Netherlands and France.... |
Avro Lincoln Avro Lincoln The Avro Type 694, better known as the Avro Lincoln, was a British four-engined heavy bomber, which first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were known initially as the Lancaster IV and V, but were renamed Lincoln I and II... , Handley Page H.P.65 |
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| 15/43 | OR.151 | Medium Range Civil Transport Aircraft | Handley Page Hermes Handley Page Hermes The Handley Page HP 81 Hermes was a British civilian airliner built by Handley Page in the 1940s and 50s. Closely related to Handley Page's Hastings military transport, the Hermes was a low-wing monoplane powered by four piston engines... |
| E.16/43 | Experimental helicopter Helicopter A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally... with powered tilting hub Helicopter rotor A helicopter main rotor or rotor system is a type of fan that is used to generate both the aerodynamic lift force that supports the weight of the helicopter, and thrust which counteracts aerodynamic drag in forward flight... controlled rotor with automatic collective pitch Helicopter flight controls A helicopter pilot manipulates the helicopter flight controls in order to achieve controlled aerodynamic flight. The changes made to the flight controls are transmitted mechanically to the rotor, producing aerodynamic effects on the helicopter's rotor blades which allow the helicopter to be... control, and torque reaction control using jet efflux NOTAR NOTAR is the name of a helicopter anti-torque system which replaces the use of a tail rotor. Developed by McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems , the name is an acronym derived from the phrase NO TAil Rotor... . |
Cierva W.9 Cierva W.9 -References:-External links:*... |
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| A.17/43 | OR.145 | Army liaison and VIP transport aircraft - Messenger I production order | Miles Messenger I Miles Messenger -Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.* Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925. London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1970. ISBN 0-37000-127-3.... |
| C.18/43 | Stop-gap airliner version of Stirling Short Stirling The Short Stirling was the first four-engined British heavy bomber of the Second World War. The Stirling was designed and built by Short Brothers to an Air Ministry specification from 1936, and entered service in 1941... |
Short S.37 Stirling Short Stirling The Short Stirling was the first four-engined British heavy bomber of the Second World War. The Stirling was designed and built by Short Brothers to an Air Ministry specification from 1936, and entered service in 1941... |
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| F.19/43 | OR.127 | Folland design to be built by English Electric | |
| 20/43 | OR.142 | Two-seat training glider suitable for ATC Air Training Corps The Air Training Corps , commonly known as the Air Cadets, is a cadet organisation based in the United Kingdom. It is a voluntary youth group which is part of the Air Cadet Organisation and the Royal Air Force . It is supported by the Ministry of Defence, with a regular RAF Officer, currently Air... cadets |
Slingsby Kirby Cadet TX Mk.1 Slingsby T.7 Kirby Cadet -External links:*... |
| T.21/43 | OR.153 | Trainer version of Spearfish Spearfish Spearfish may refer to:In geography:*Spearfish, South Dakota, United States*North Spearfish, South Dakota, United StatesIn biology:* Marlin, or Spearfish, a fish with an elongated body, a spear-like snout or billIn military:... |
Fairey Spearfish T. Mk 1 Fairey Spearfish |-See also:-External links:* *... |
| N.22/43 | OR.155 | Revision of N.7/43; carrier-based fighter | Hawker Sea Fury Hawker Sea Fury The Hawker Sea Fury was a British fighter aircraft developed for the Royal Navy by Hawker during the Second World War. The last propeller-driven fighter to serve with the Royal Navy, it was also one of the fastest production single piston-engined aircraft ever built.-Origins:The Hawker Fury was an... |
| T.23/43 | OR.131 | Trainer - all-weather fully aerobatic three-seater | Percival Prentice Percival Prentice |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Ellison, Norman H. Percivals Aircraft . Chalford, Stroud, UK: Chalford Publishing Company, 1997. ISBN 0-7524-0774-0.... |
| E.24/43 | Experimental jet research aircraft capable of 1,000 mph and able to reach 36,000 ft in 1 and 1/2 minutes | Miles M.52 Miles M.52 The Miles M.52 was a turbojet powered supersonic research aircraft project designed in the United Kingdom in the mid 1940s. Design work was undertaken in secrecy between 1942 and 1945. In 1946 the Air Ministry prudently but controversially changed the project to a series of unmanned rocket-powered... ; cancelled 1946 |
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| 25/43 | Brabazon IIA - Civil Transport for European service | Airspeed Ambassador Airspeed Ambassador The Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador was a British twin piston engined airliner that first flew on 10 July 1947 and served in small numbers through the 1950s and 1960s.-Design and development:... |
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| 26/43 | Brabazon VB - Light Civil Air Transport | De Havilland Dove De Havilland Dove The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British monoplane short-haul airliner from de Havilland, the successor to the biplane de Havilland Dragon Rapide and was one of Britain's most successful post-war civil designs... |
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| B.27/43 | OR.149 | Heavy bomber - bomber version of Hastings | Handley Page H.P.66/Hastings B.1 Handley Page Hastings The Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings was a British troop-carrier and freight transport aircraft designed and built by Handley Page Aircraft Company for the Royal Air Force... |
| S.28/43 | OR.150 | Firebrand Blackburn Firebrand |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brown, Eric, CBE, DCS, AFC, RN.; Green William and Swanborough, Gordon. "Fairey Swordfish". Wings of the Navy, Flying Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War Two. London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1980, p. 157–167. ISBN 0-7106-0002-X.* Buttler, Tony.... replacement |
Blackburn B-48 YA.1/Firecrest Blackburn Firecrest |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Brown, Eric. "The Firebrand...Blackburn's baby 'battleship'". Air International, July 1978, Vol 15 No 1. Bromley, UK:Fine Scroll. pp. 25–31, 46–47.... |
| 29/43 | Airliner version of Lancaster IV Avro Lincoln The Avro Type 694, better known as the Avro Lincoln, was a British four-engined heavy bomber, which first flew on 9 June 1944. Developed from the Avro Lancaster, the first Lincoln variants were known initially as the Lancaster IV and V, but were renamed Lincoln I and II... - see also B.14/43 |
Avro Tudor Avro Tudor Avro's Type 688 Tudor was a British piston-engined airliner based on their four-engine Lincoln bomber, itself a descendant of the famous Lancaster heavy bomber, and was Britain's first pressurised airliner... |
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| E.1/44 | OR.157 | Experimental Nene Rolls-Royce Nene |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bridgman, L, Jane's fighting aircraft of World War II. Crescent. ISBN 0-517-67964-7-External links:* *... -powered jet fighter |
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| 2/44 | Brabazon Committee Brabazon Committee The Brabazon Committee was a committee formed on 23 December 1942 to investigate the future needs of the British Empire's civilian airliner market... Type I |
Long range transatlantic airliner | Bristol Brabazon I Bristol Brabazon The Bristol Type 167 Brabazon was a large propeller-driven airliner, designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company to fly transatlantic routes from the United Kingdom to the United States. The prototype was delivered in 1949, only to prove a commercial failure when airlines felt the airliner was too... , Miles X-15 (not built) |
| C.3/44 | Long-range general-purpose transport - York Avro York The Avro York was a British transport aircraft that was derived from the Second World War Lancaster heavy bomber, and used in both military and airliner roles between 1943 and 1964.-Design and development:... replacement |
Handley Page Hastings Handley Page Hastings The Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings was a British troop-carrier and freight transport aircraft designed and built by Handley Page Aircraft Company for the Royal Air Force... |
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| X.4/44 | OR.160 | Tank-carrying heavy glider capable of carrying 7-ton load and returning under its own power | General Aircraft Hamilcar X General Aircraft Hamilcar The General Aircraft Limited GAL. 49 Hamilcar or Hamilcar Mark I was a large British military glider produced during the Second World War, which was designed to carry heavy cargo, such as the Tetrarch or M22 Locust light tank... |
| N.5/44 | OR.162 | Naval carrier-version of Hornet | de Havilland Sea Hornet De Havilland Hornet The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet was a piston engine fighter that further exploited the wooden construction techniques pioneered by de Havilland's classic Mosquito. Entering service at the end of the Second World War, the Hornet equipped postwar RAF Fighter Command day fighter units in the UK and was... |
| E.6/44 | OR.170 | Written for Saro SR.44 flying-boat jet fighter | Saro SR.A/1 |
| N.7/44 | OR.167 | Carrier-based fighter - navalised version of Spitfire F Mk.21 | Supermarine Seafire F Mk.45 Supermarine Seafire The Supermarine Seafire was a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire specially adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. The name Seafire was arrived at by collapsing the longer name Sea Spitfire.-Origins of the Seafire:... |
| PR.8/44 | Photo-reconnaissance version of the Bristol Buckingham Bristol Buckingham |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935-1950. Hinckley, UK: Midland Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2.... |
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| E.9/44 | Flying wing jet bomber/airliner | Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 -See also:- External links :*** at *... |
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| E.10/44 | OR.182 | Experimental Nene Rolls-Royce Nene |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Bridgman, L, Jane's fighting aircraft of World War II. Crescent. ISBN 0-517-67964-7-External links:* *... -powered jet fighter - Jet Spiteful Supermarine Spiteful The Supermarine Spiteful was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine to Air Ministry specification F.1/43 during the Second World War as a successor to the Spitfire.-Design and development:... |
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| N.11/44 | OR.174 | Naval long-range carrier-based fighter with Eagle 22 piston engine capable of accepting a turboprop at a later date - RN Royal Navy The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service... version of F.13/44 (q.v.) - see also N.12/45 |
Westland Wyvern Westland Wyvern The Westland Wyvern was a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 Suez Crisis... |
| 12/44 | Medium range civil transport aircraft | Handley Page Hermes II Handley Page Hermes The Handley Page HP 81 Hermes was a British civilian airliner built by Handley Page in the 1940s and 50s. Closely related to Handley Page's Hastings military transport, the Hermes was a low-wing monoplane powered by four piston engines... |
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| F.13/44 | OR.194 | Long-range fighter with Eagle 22 piston engine capable of accepting a turboprop Turboprop A turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear.The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller... at a later date - RAF Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world... version of N.11/44 (q.v.) - see also N.12/45 |
Westland Wyvern Westland Wyvern The Westland Wyvern was a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 Suez Crisis... , Hawker P.1027/P.1030 Hawker Tempest The Hawker Tempest was a British fighter aircraft primarily used by the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. The Tempest was an improved derivative of the Hawker Typhoon, and one of the most powerful fighter aircraft used during the war.... |
| S.14/44 | OR.89 | Naval land-based ASR Air-sea rescue Air-sea rescue is the coordinated search and rescue of the survivors of emergency water landings as well as people who have survived the loss of their sea-going vessel. ASR can involve a wide variety of resources including seaplanes, helicopters, submarines, rescue boats and ships... |
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| N.15/44 | OR.189 | Naval carrier-version of Mosquito | de Havilland Sea Mosquito TR.33 De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"... |
| 16/44 | Stop-gap airliner version of Lancaster Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other... |
Avro Lancastrian C.Mk 1 Avro Lancastrian |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Franks, Richard A. The Avro Lancaster, Manchester and Lincoln: A Comprehensive Guide for the Modeller. London: SAM Publications, 2000. ISBN 0-9533465-3-6.... |
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| 17/44 | Medium-short haul passenger aircraft - stop-gap airliner version of Wellington Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a... |
Vickers Wellington Transport Aircraft Vickers VC.1 Viking The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers Armstrongs Limited at Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Viking was an important airliner with British airlines... |
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| 18/44 | Brabazon Committee Brabazon Committee The Brabazon Committee was a committee formed on 23 December 1942 to investigate the future needs of the British Empire's civilian airliner market... Type Va |
Civil feederliner Regional airliner A regional airliner or a feederliner is a small airliner designed to fly up to 100 passengers on short-haul flights, usually feeding larger carriers' hubs from small markets. This class of airliners are typically flown by the regional airlines that are either contracted by or subsidiaries of the... |
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| 19/44 | Civil transport version of the Avro York C1 Avro York The Avro York was a British transport aircraft that was derived from the Second World War Lancaster heavy bomber, and used in both military and airliner roles between 1943 and 1964.-Design and development:... |
Avro York Avro York The Avro York was a British transport aircraft that was derived from the Second World War Lancaster heavy bomber, and used in both military and airliner roles between 1943 and 1964.-Design and development:... |
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| 20/44 | Jet civil transport (de Havilland DH.106) | Not issued | |
| O.21/44 | Twin-Merlin engined Fairey Spearfish Fairey Spearfish |-See also:-External links:* *... |
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| 22/44 | Transport aircraft - mixed passenger, freight/passenger or all-freight high-payload/short-distance - see also G.9/45 | Bristol Wayfarer/Freighter Bristol Freighter The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and airliner, although its best known use is as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances.-Design and development:The... |
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| E.1/45 | OR.195 | Experimental aircraft for research into proposed tailless configuration of early DH.106 Comet De Havilland Comet The de Havilland DH 106 Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland at the Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom headquarters, it first flew in 1949 and was a landmark in aeronautical design... airliner design |
de Havilland DH.108 De Havilland Swallow The de Havilland DH 108 "Swallow" was a British experimental aircraft designed by John Carver Meadows Frost in October 1945. The DH 108 featured a tailless, swept wing with a single vertical stabilizer, similar to the layout of the wartime German Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket-powered... |
| A.2/45 | OR.176 | Army Air Observation Post (AOP Air Observation Post An Air Observation Post is a British military aircraft used for active or passive observation of artillery actions.-History:Air Observation Post is the term used by the Royal Air Force and other services of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth air forces for an aeroplane or helicopter used in the... ) - replacement for Taylorcraft Auster AOPs Auster Auster Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1938 to 1961.-History:The company began in 1938 at the Britannia Works, Thurmaston near Leicester, England, as Taylorcraft Aeroplanes Limited, making light observation aircraft designed by the Taylorcraft Aircraft Corporation of... |
Auster A.2/45, Heston A.2/45 Heston JC.6 |-See also:-References:* *-External links:*... |
| B.3/45 | OR.199 | Two-seat twin-engine high-altitude fast jet bomber carrying no defensive armament - Mosquito De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"... replacement - revised from E.3/45 (q.v.) |
English Electric Canberra B.1 English Electric Canberra The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft in 1957... - see also B.5/47 |
| B.3/45 | Experimental two-seat twin-engine high-altitude fast jet bomber carrying no defensive armament - Mosquito De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"... replacement - reissued as B.3/45 (q.v.) |
English Electric Canberra English Electric Canberra The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft in 1957... |
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| A.4/45 | OR.164 | Army three-seat light communications aircraft - Leonides Alvis Leonides -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9... -powered Pioneer II later accepted 1950 |
Scottish Aviation Pioneer I Scottish Aviation Pioneer -External links:* *... |
| N.5/45 | Naval carrier-borne fighter - Seafang developed to this spec. but supplanted by Nene-powered, Naval version of E.10/44 (q.v.) | Supermarine Attacker Supermarine Attacker The Supermarine Attacker was a British single-seat naval jet fighter built by Supermarine for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm . It was the FAA's first jet fighter.-Design and development:... , Supermarine Seafang Supermarine Seafang -References:NotesBibliography*Bingham, Victor. Supermarine Fighter Aircraft. Marlborough, UK: The Crowood Press, 2004. ISBN 1-86126-649-9.*Buttler, Tony. British Secret Projects: Fighters and Bombers 1935-1950. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Midland, 2004. ISBN 1-85780-179-2.* Humphreys, Robert. The... |
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| T.7/45 | OR.159 | Three-seat advanced trainer using turboprop Turboprop A turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear.The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller... engine - Harvard replacement - replaced by T.14/47 (q.v.) |
Avro Athena T.1 Avro Athena |-See also:-External links:*... , Boulton Paul Balliol T.1 Boulton Paul Balliol |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Donald, David, ed. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.... |
| TX.8/45 | OR.180 | Tandem-seat training glider for Air Training Corps Air Training Corps The Air Training Corps , commonly known as the Air Cadets, is a cadet organisation based in the United Kingdom. It is a voluntary youth group which is part of the Air Cadet Organisation and the Royal Air Force . It is supported by the Ministry of Defence, with a regular RAF Officer, currently Air... |
Slingsby T.24 Falcon 4 Slingsby Falcon 4 The Slingsby T.24 Falcon 4 was a two seat training glider designed in the UK just after World War II for ATC use. It was judged too expensive for production and only three were completed.-Development:... |
| C.9/45 | OR.192 | Military transport aircraft capable of carrying a 3 ton Ton The ton is a unit of measure. It has a long history and has acquired a number of meanings and uses over the years. It is used principally as a unit of weight, and as a unit of volume. It can also be used as a measure of energy, for truck classification, or as a colloquial term.It is derived from... load into jungle areas - see also 22/44 |
Bristol Wayfarer/Freighter Bristol Freighter The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and airliner, although its best known use is as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances.-Design and development:The... |
| E.11/45 | Experimental aircraft for research into low-speed handling and high Mach number Mach number Mach number is the speed of an object moving through air, or any other fluid substance, divided by the speed of sound as it is in that substance for its particular physical conditions, including those of temperature and pressure... flying of tailless designs - two examples of Swallow (one low- and one high-speed) ordered - see also E.1/45 |
de Havilland DH.108 De Havilland Swallow The de Havilland DH 108 "Swallow" was a British experimental aircraft designed by John Carver Meadows Frost in October 1945. The DH 108 featured a tailless, swept wing with a single vertical stabilizer, similar to the layout of the wartime German Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet rocket-powered... |
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| N.12/45 | OR.213 | Long-range carrier-based fighter - Wyvern with Python turboprop Turboprop A turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear.The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller... engine - see also F.13/44 & N.11/44 |
Westland Wyvern S.4 Westland Wyvern The Westland Wyvern was a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 Suez Crisis... |
| C.15/45 | Long range transport aircraft | Handley Page H.P.72 | |
| GR.17/45 | OR.220 | Carrier-borne ASW Anti-submarine warfare Anti-submarine warfare is a branch of naval warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines.... |
Blackburn B-54/B-88 Blackburn B-54 / B-88 -See also:... , Fairey Gannet Fairey Gannet The Fairey Gannet was a British carrier-borne anti-submarine warfare and airborne early warning aircraft of the post-Second World War era developed for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm by the Fairey Aviation Company... |
| Q.19/45 | OR.204 | Mosquito target tug | de Havilland Mosquito TT.39 De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"... |
| E.20/45 | OR.221 | Experimental helicopter - see also E.34/46 | Bristol Type 171 Bristol Sycamore -See also:-External links:* on the Bristol Sycamore* on the Bristol Sycamore*... |
| N.21/45 | OR.226 | Naval carrier-borne two-seat night fighter | de Havilland Sea Hornet NF.21 De Havilland Hornet The de Havilland DH.103 Hornet was a piston engine fighter that further exploited the wooden construction techniques pioneered by de Havilland's classic Mosquito. Entering service at the end of the Second World War, the Hornet equipped postwar RAF Fighter Command day fighter units in the UK and was... |
| Q.1/46 | OR.225 | Naval target tug | de Havilland Mosquito TT.39 De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"... , Miles Monitor Miles Monitor -See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.* Bridgman, L, Jane's fighting aircraft of World War II. Crescent. ISBN 0-517-67964-7.... , Short Sturgeon TT.1 Short Sturgeon The Short Sturgeon was a British aircraft originally designed in the Second World War as a high-performance torpedo bomber. With the end of the war in the Pacific it was no longer needed as such. Through shifting priorities postwar, the Sturgeon was redesigned first into a target tug and then later... , |
| 2/46 | Brabazon Committee Brabazon Committee The Brabazon Committee was a committee formed on 23 December 1942 to investigate the future needs of the British Empire's civilian airliner market... Type I |
Long range transatlantic airliner - Brabazon II (Coupled Proteus Bristol Proteus |-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9* Hooker, Sir Stanley. Not Much Of An Engineer. Airlife Publishing, 1985. ISBN 1853102857.... ) order |
Bristol Brabazon II Bristol Brabazon The Bristol Type 167 Brabazon was a large propeller-driven airliner, designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company to fly transatlantic routes from the United Kingdom to the United States. The prototype was delivered in 1949, only to prove a commercial failure when airlines felt the airliner was too... |
| C.3/46 | Medium-range tactical transport | General Aircraft Ltd. 65 Universal Freighter Blackburn Beverley The Blackburn B-101 Beverley was a 1950s British heavy transport aircraft built by Blackburn and General Aircraft and flown by squadrons of Royal Air Force Transport Command from 1957 until 1967.-Design and development:... |
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| N.3/46 | Naval helicopter | Cierva Air Horse Cierva Air Horse -References:NotesReferences* Copies of entries in "The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft", 1997. by D.Donald and "Helicopters and Autogyros of the World", 1958 by P.Lambermont. Hosted at www.aviastar.org. Accessed January 2008... |
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| E.4/46 | Experimental gyrodyne | Fairey Gyrodyne Fairey Jet Gyrodyne |-See also:-Bibliography:* Charnov, Dr. Bruce H. The Fairey Rotodyne: An Idea Whose Time Has Come – Again? Retrieved: 18 May 2007.* Green, William and Pollinger, Gerald... |
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| R.5/46 | OR.200 | Four engine long-range Maritime patrol Maritime patrol Maritime patrol is the task of monitoring areas of water. Generally conducted by military and law enforcement agencies, maritime patrol is usually aimed at identifying human activities.... bomber - Liberator GR replacement |
Avro Shackleton Avro Shackleton The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft for use by the Royal Air Force. It was developed by Avro from the Avro Lincoln bomber with a new fuselage... |
| N.7/46 | OR.218 | Naval carrier-borne interceptor/fighter bomber | Hawker Sea Hawk Hawker Sea Hawk The Hawker Sea Hawk was a British single-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm , the air branch of the Royal Navy , built by Hawker Aircraft and its sister company, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. Although its origins stemmed from earlier Hawker piston-engined fighters, the Sea Hawk became the... |
| C.9/46 | All-round air transport - military version of Viking Vickers VC.1 Viking The Vickers VC.1 Viking was a British twin-engine short-range airliner derived from the Vickers Wellington bomber and built by Vickers Armstrongs Limited at Brooklands near Weybridge in Surrey. In the aftermath of the Second World War, the Viking was an important airliner with British airlines... |
Vickers Valetta C.Mk.1 Vickers Valetta |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.... |
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| N.11/46 | Two-seat trainer version of Sea Fury | Hawker Sea Fury T.20 Hawker Sea Fury The Hawker Sea Fury was a British fighter aircraft developed for the Royal Navy by Hawker during the Second World War. The last propeller-driven fighter to serve with the Royal Navy, it was also one of the fastest production single piston-engined aircraft ever built.-Origins:The Hawker Fury was an... |
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| B.14/46 | OR.239 | Four engine jet heavy bomber - later used as insurance against delay of aircraft submitted to B.35/46 | Short Sperrin Short Sperrin The Short SA.4 Sperrin was a British jet bomber design of the early 1950s built by Short Brothers and Harland of Belfast, popularly abbreviated "Shorts". It first flew in 1951... |
| C.16/46 | Brabazon Committee Brabazon Committee The Brabazon Committee was a committee formed on 23 December 1942 to investigate the future needs of the British Empire's civilian airliner market... Type IIB |
Short-medium range turboprop Turboprop A turboprop engine is a type of turbine engine which drives an aircraft propeller using a reduction gear.The gas turbine is designed specifically for this application, with almost all of its output being used to drive the propeller... airliner carrying 24-30 passengers |
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.55 Apollo, Handley Page H.P.76, Handley Page H.P.77, Handley Page H.P.78, Vickers Viscount Vickers Viscount The Vickers Viscount was a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs, making it the first such aircraft to enter service in the world... |
| E.19/46 | Experimental helicopter for crop spraying Aerial application Aerial application, commonly called crop dusting, involves spraying crops with fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides from an agricultural aircraft. The specific spreading of fertilizer is also known as aerial topdressing.... |
Cierva Air Horse Cierva Air Horse -References:NotesReferences* Copies of entries in "The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft", 1997. by D.Donald and "Helicopters and Autogyros of the World", 1958 by P.Lambermont. Hosted at www.aviastar.org. Accessed January 2008... |
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| 22/46 | Brabazon Committee Type IV | Jet-propelled trans-atlantic Transatlantic flight Transatlantic flight is the flight of an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean. A transatlantic flight may proceed east-to-west, originating in Europe or Africa and terminating in North America or South America, or it may go in the reverse direction, west-to-east... mail plane/jet airliner Jet airliner A jet airliner is an airliner that is powered by jet engines. This term is sometimes contracted to jetliner or jet.In contrast to today's relatively fuel-efficient, turbofan-powered air travel, first generation jet airliner travel was noisy and fuel inefficient... - MoS Ministry of Supply The Ministry of Supply was a department of the UK Government formed in 1939 to co-ordinate the supply of equipment to all three British armed forces, headed by the Minister of Supply. There was, however, a separate ministry responsible for aircraft production and the Admiralty retained... order for two Comet prototype/production aircraft |
de Havilland Comet De Havilland Comet The de Havilland DH 106 Comet was the world's first commercial jet airliner to reach production. Developed and manufactured by de Havilland at the Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom headquarters, it first flew in 1949 and was a landmark in aeronautical design... |
| 26/46 | Brabazon Committee Type II | Short-range feederliner Regional airliner A regional airliner or a feederliner is a small airliner designed to fly up to 100 passengers on short-haul flights, usually feeding larger carriers' hubs from small markets. This class of airliners are typically flown by the regional airlines that are either contracted by or subsidiaries of the... - Dragon Rapide De Havilland Dragon Rapide The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul passenger airliner of the 1930s.-Design and development:Designed by the de Havilland company in late 1933 as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon, it was in effect a twin-engined, scaled-down version of the... replacement |
de Havilland Dove De Havilland Dove The de Havilland DH.104 Dove was a British monoplane short-haul airliner from de Havilland, the successor to the biplane de Havilland Dragon Rapide and was one of Britain's most successful post-war civil designs... |
| E.27/46 | OR.241 | Experimental aircraft for investigation into delta wing Delta wing The delta wing is a wing planform in the form of a triangle. It is named for its similarity in shape to the Greek uppercase letter delta .-Delta-shaped stabilizers:... characteristics at transonic Transonic Transonic speed is an aeronautics term referring to the condition of flight in which a range of velocities of airflow exist surrounding and flowing past an air vehicle or an airfoil that are concurrently below, at, and above the speed of sound in the range of Mach 0.8 to 1.2, i.e. 600–900 mph... speeds |
Boulton Paul P.111 Boulton Paul P.111 -See also:-Bibliography:* Brew, Alec. Boulton Paul Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1993. ISBN 0-85177-860-7.* Jones, Barry. "Boulton Paul's Dicey Deltas". Aeroplane Monthly, Vol 21 No. 2, Issue No 238. February 1993. London:IPC Magazines. ISSN 0143-7240. pp. 34–41.* Jones, Barry. British... |
| PR.31/46 | OR.223 | Photo Reconnaissance version of B.3/45 | English Electric Canberra PR3 English Electric Canberra The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft in 1957... |
| E.34/46 | OR.242 | Experimental helicopter - see also E.20/45 | Bristol Sycamore Bristol Sycamore -See also:-External links:* on the Bristol Sycamore* on the Bristol Sycamore*... |
| B.35/46 | OR.229 | Four engine swept-wing jet heavy bomber with a cruising speed of 500 kt and a ceiling of at least 55,000 ft | Armstrong Whitworth A.W.56, Avro Vulcan Avro Vulcan The Avro Vulcan, sometimes referred to as the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan, was a jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A V Roe & Co designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced,... , Bristol Type 172, de Havilland DH.111, Handley Page Victor Handley Page Victor The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company during the Cold War. It was the third and final of the V-bombers that provided Britain's nuclear deterrent. The other two V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. Some aircraft... , Short PD.1; Designs also submitted by Vickers Vickers Armstrong Vickers-Armstrongs Limited was a British engineering conglomerate formed by the merger of the assets of Vickers Limited and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Company in 1927... & English Electric English Electric English Electric was a British industrial manufacturer. Founded in 1918, it initially specialised in industrial electric motors and transformers... |
| E.38/46 | OR.243 | Experimental aircraft for investigation into the controllability and stability of swept wing Swept wing A swept wing is a wing planform favored for high subsonic jet speeds first investigated by Germany during the Second World War. Since the introduction of the MiG-15 and North American F-86 which demonstrated a decisive superiority over the slower first generation of straight-wing jet fighters... s at low speeds. |
Hawker P.1052 Hawker P.1052 -Further reading:* Green, William and Cross, Roy. The jet aircraft of the world. London: Macdonald and Company, 1955.* Hannah, Donald. Hawker FlyPast Reference Library. Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK: Key Publishing Ltd., 1982. ISBN 0-946219-01-X.... |
| N.40/46 | OR.246 | Naval carrier-borne jet fighter - see also F.4/48 | de Havilland DH.110 De Havilland Sea Vixen The de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen was a twin boom 1950s–1960s British two-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm designed by de Havilland. Developed from an earlier first generation jet fighter, the Sea Vixen was a capable carrier-based fleet defence fighter that served into the 1970s... |
| E.41/46 | Experimental swept-wing version of Attacker Supermarine Attacker The Supermarine Attacker was a British single-seat naval jet fighter built by Supermarine for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm . It was the FAA's first jet fighter.-Design and development:... - evolved into Swift |
Supermarine 510 Supermarine Swift The Supermarine Swift was a British single-seat jet fighter of the Royal Air Force , built by Supermarine during the 1950s. After a protracted development period, the Swift entered service as an interceptor, but, due to a spate of accidents, its service life was short... , Supermarine Swift Supermarine Swift The Supermarine Swift was a British single-seat jet fighter of the Royal Air Force , built by Supermarine during the 1950s. After a protracted development period, the Swift entered service as an interceptor, but, due to a spate of accidents, its service life was short... |
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| R.42/46 | Marine Reconnaissance Landplane (Avro Shackleton replacement) - cancelled | Avro Shackleton Avro Shackleton The Avro Shackleton was a British long-range maritime patrol aircraft for use by the Royal Air Force. It was developed by Avro from the Avro Lincoln bomber with a new fuselage... |
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| F.43/46 | OR.228 | Interceptor using Rolls-Royce AJ.65 Rolls-Royce Avon |-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopaedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9-External links:**** a 1955 Flight article on the development of the Avon... or Metrovick F.9 axial engines - superseded by F.3/48 (q.v.) |
Gloster P.234, Gloster P.248, Gloster P.250, Hawker P.1054 Hawker Hunter The Hawker Hunter is a subsonic British jet aircraft developed in the 1950s. The single-seat Hunter entered service as a manoeuvrable fighter aircraft, and later operated in fighter-bomber and reconnaissance roles in numerous conflicts. Two-seat variants remained in use for training and secondary... |
| F.44/46 | OR.227 | Two-seat twin-engined night/all weather fighter | see F.24/48 & F.4/48 |
| T.1/47 | OR.238 | Two-seat trainer version of Meteor - written around Gloster's civil Meteor demonstrator G-AKPK Aircraft registration An aircraft registration is a unique alphanumeric string that identifies a civil aircraft, in similar fashion to a licence plate on an automobile... |
Gloster Meteor T.7 Gloster Meteor The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet. It first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force... |
| C.2/47 | Brabazon Committee Type III | Airliner - medium-range Empire British Empire The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the... transport |
Bristol Britannia Bristol Britannia The Bristol Type 175 Britannia was a British medium-to-long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to fly across the British Empire... , Handley Page H.P.83, Handley Page H.P.84, Handley Page H.P.85, Handley Page H.P.86 |
| F.3/47 | Fighter - Vampire with wing strengthened for carriage of underwing stores | de Havilland Vampire F.Mk.3 De Havilland Vampire The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served... |
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| B.5/47 | OR.235 | Three-seat twin-engine high-altitude fast jet bomber carrying no defensive armament - Mosquito De Havilland Mosquito The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft that served during the Second World War and the postwar era. It was known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews and was also nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder"... replacement - revised from B.3/45 (q.v.) to include visual bombing requirement |
English Electric Canberra B.2 English Electric Canberra The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft in 1957... |
| A.6/47 | Two-seat Army Helicopter | Bristol Type 171 Bristol Sycamore -See also:-External links:* on the Bristol Sycamore* on the Bristol Sycamore*... |
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| E.8/47 | OR.250 | Experimental one-half scale research version of Bristol Type 172 four-jet long range bomber design - later revised for reconfigured Type 176 - all subsequently cancelled | Bristol Type 174 |
| N.9/47 | OR.254 | Naval carrier-borne jet fighter/research aircraft | Supermarine Type 508, Supermarine Type 529 |
| E.10/47 | OR.252 | Experimental research jet | Fairey Delta 1 Fairey Delta 1 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Sturtivant, Ray. British Research and Development Aircraft. Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing Group, 1990. ISBN 0-85429-697-2... |
| T.14/47 | OR.159 | Two-seat advanced trainer using Merlin 35 Rolls-Royce Merlin The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled, V-12, piston aero engine, of 27-litre capacity. Rolls-Royce Limited designed and built the engine which was initially known as the PV-12: the PV-12 became known as the Merlin following the company convention of naming its piston aero engines after... - replacement for T.7/45 (q.v.) |
Avro Athena T.2 Avro Athena |-See also:-External links:*... , Boulton Paul Balliol T.2 Boulton Paul Balliol |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Donald, David, ed. The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. London: Aerospace Publishing, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.... |
| R.2/48 | OR.231 | Reconnaissance flying boat, updated and renumbered as R.112D in 1950s but cancelled. Expected order for PD.2 suspended | Blackburn B-78According to Buttler (p.144) no offical sources acknowledge the B-78 as being tendered to the specification, Saunders-Roe P.104/Saunders-Roe P.162, developed Short Shetland Short PD.2, Supermarine 524 |
| F.3/48 | OR.228 | Written for P.1067, replaced F.43/46 | Hawker P.1067 (Hawker Hunter), Bristol Type 177 |
| F.4/48 | OR.227 | Two-seat twin-engined night/all weather fighter - replacement for Vampire NF De Havilland Vampire The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served... s |
de Havilland DH.110 De Havilland Sea Vixen The de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen was a twin boom 1950s–1960s British two-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm designed by de Havilland. Developed from an earlier first generation jet fighter, the Sea Vixen was a capable carrier-based fleet defence fighter that served into the 1970s... , Gloster Javelin Gloster Javelin The Gloster Javelin was an "all-weather" interceptor aircraft that served with Britain's Royal Air Force in the late 1950s and most of the 1960s... |
| E.6/48 | no OR | Experimental research aircraft using one-third scale version of Handley Page B.35/46 Handley Page Victor The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company during the Cold War. It was the third and final of the V-bombers that provided Britain's nuclear deterrent. The other two V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. Some aircraft... wing design |
Handley Page HP.88 Handley Page HP.88 |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8.... |
| E.7/48 | Experimental unmanned target aircraft powered by turbojet engine - Queen Martinet Miles Martinet |-See also:-Bibliography:* Amos, Peter. and Brown, Don Lambert. Miles Aircraft Since 1925, Volume 1. London: Putnam Aeronautical, 2000. ISBN 0-85177-787-0.... replacement |
Government Aircraft Factory Jindivik GAF Jindivik The GAF Jindivik is a target drone produced by the Australian Government Aircraft Factory . The name is from an Aboriginal Australian word meaning the hunted one. Two manned prototypes, were built as GAF Pikas as a proof of concept to test the aerodynamics, engine and radio control systems,... |
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| T.8/48 | OR.260 | ab initio trainer - Tiger Moth De Havilland Tiger Moth The de Havilland DH 82 Tiger Moth is a 1930s biplane designed by Geoffrey de Havilland and was operated by the Royal Air Force and others as a primary trainer. The Tiger Moth remained in service with the RAF until replaced by the de Havilland Chipmunk in 1952, when many of the surplus aircraft... replacement - written for Chipmunk T.10 production order |
de Havilland Chipmunk T.10 De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk The de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk is a tandem, two-seat, single-engined primary trainer aircraft which was the standard primary trainer for the Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Air Force and several other air forces through much of the post-Second World War years... |
| B.9/48 | OR.231 | Four engine jet heavy bomber - less advanced stop-gap for B.35/46 designs - written around Valiant | Vickers Valiant Vickers Valiant The Vickers-Armstrongs Valiant was a British four-jet bomber, once part of the Royal Air Force's V bomber nuclear force in the 1950s and 1960s... |
| T.12/48 | Trainer - two-seat Wyvern conversion trainer | Westland Wyvern T.3 Westland Wyvern The Westland Wyvern was a British single-seat carrier-based multi-role strike aircraft built by Westland Aircraft that served in the 1950s, seeing active service in the 1956 Suez Crisis... |
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| T.13/48 | OR.249 | Trainer - multi-engine - replacement for Wellington T.Mk 10 Vickers Wellington The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a... |
Vickers Varsity T.Mk 1 Vickers Varsity -See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.* Ellis, Ken. Wrecks & Relics. Manchester, UK: Crecy Publishing, 21st edition, 2008. ISBN 9-780859-791342.... |
| E.15/48 | no OR | Experimental one-third scale low-speed research version of Avro's B.35/46 Avro Vulcan The Avro Vulcan, sometimes referred to as the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan, was a jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A V Roe & Co designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced,... design |
Avro 707 Avro 707 |-See also:-References:NotesCitationsBibliography* Buttler, Tony. "Avro Type 698 Vulcan ." Aeroplane, Vol. 35, No. 4, Issue No. 408, April 2007.... |
| T.16/48 | OR.257 | Trainer - Prentice Percival Prentice |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Ellison, Norman H. Percivals Aircraft . Chalford, Stroud, UK: Chalford Publishing Company, 1997. ISBN 0-7524-0774-0.... replacement |
Handley Page H.P.R.2 Handley Page Basic Trainer |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C. H. Handley Page Aircraft Since 1907. London: Putnam & Company, Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-85177-803-8.* Clayton, Donald C. Handley Page, an Aircraft Album. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Ltd., 1969. ISBN 0-7110-0094-8.... , Percival Provost Percival Provost |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Angelucci, Enzo. World Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft. London: Jane's Publishing, 1981. ISBN 0-7106-0148-4.... |
| B.22/48 | OR.302 | Pathfinder Pathfinder (RAF) The Pathfinders were elite squadrons in RAF Bomber Command during World War II. They located and marked targets with flares, which a main bomber force could aim at, increasing the accuracy of their bombing... version of Canberra |
English Electric Canberra B.5 English Electric Canberra The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft in 1957... |
| F.24/48 | OR.265 | Two-seat twin-engined night/all weather fighter - interim stop-gap for F.4/48 - Meteor NF development originally to F.44/46 (q.v.) | Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.11 Gloster Meteor The Gloster Meteor was the first British jet fighter and the Allies' first operational jet. It first flew in 1943 and commenced operations on 27 July 1944 with 616 Squadron of the Royal Air Force... |
| T.1/49 | OR.269 | Navigation trainer | Vickers Valetta T3 Vickers Valetta |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan. Vickers Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-815-1.... |
| T.2/49 | OR.244 | Dual-control training version of Canberra | English Electric Canberra T4 English Electric Canberra The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft in 1957... |
| M.6/49 | OR.275 | Light carrier-borne ASW - written around Short Sturgeon variant - spec derived from GR.17/45 | Short S.B.3 Short Sturgeon The Short Sturgeon was a British aircraft originally designed in the Second World War as a high-performance torpedo bomber. With the end of the war in the Pacific it was no longer needed as such. Through shifting priorities postwar, the Sturgeon was redesigned first into a target tug and then later... |
| E.10/49 | Experimental - additional order for Avro 707s including side-by-side seating conversion-trainers - these later cancelled - see also E.15/48 | Avro 707 Avro 707 |-See also:-References:NotesCitationsBibliography* Buttler, Tony. "Avro Type 698 Vulcan ." Aeroplane, Vol. 35, No. 4, Issue No. 408, April 2007.... |
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| A.13/49 | OR.281 | Army helicopter | Saro Skeeter Saro Skeeter |-See also:-References:* . Flight, 21 October 1948, pp. 477–478.* London, Peter. "Last of the Line: The Saro Skeeter". Air Enthusiast, No. 54, Summer 1994. ISSN 0143-5450. pp. 2–5.... |
| N.14/49 | NA/A.14 | Naval carrier-borne all-weather strike fighter - see also N.40/46 & F.4/48 | de Havilland Sea Vixen De Havilland Sea Vixen The de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen was a twin boom 1950s–1960s British two-seat jet fighter of the Fleet Air Arm designed by de Havilland. Developed from an earlier first generation jet fighter, the Sea Vixen was a capable carrier-based fleet defence fighter that served into the 1970s... |
| F.15/49 | OR.277 | Jet fighter - interim Vampire De Havilland Vampire The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a British jet-engine fighter commissioned by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Following the Gloster Meteor, it was the second jet fighter to enter service with the RAF. Although it arrived too late to see combat during the war, the Vampire served... replacement |
de Havilland Venom De Havilland Venom The de Havilland DH 112 Venom was a British postwar single-engined jet aircraft developed from the de Havilland Vampire. It served with the Royal Air Force as a single-seat fighter-bomber and two-seat night fighter.... |
| E.16/49 | OR.282 | Swept-wing Mach 2 research aircraft | Armstrong-Whitworth AW.58 |
| C.19/49 | Transport - Hastings C.2 order | Handley Page Hastings C.2 Handley Page Hastings The Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings was a British troop-carrier and freight transport aircraft designed and built by Handley Page Aircraft Company for the Royal Air Force... |
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| F.23/49 | OR.268 | Supersonic Supersonic Supersonic speed is a rate of travel of an object that exceeds the speed of sound . For objects traveling in dry air of a temperature of 20 °C this speed is approximately 343 m/s, 1,125 ft/s, 768 mph or 1,235 km/h. Speeds greater than five times the speed of sound are often... jet fighter/interceptor |
English Electric Lightning English Electric Lightning The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; Royal Air Force ... |
| H.24/49 | Air ambulance helicopter (cancelled) | Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne Fairey FB-1 Gyrodyne |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Charnov, Dr. Bruce H. Retrieved: 18 May 2007.* Green, William and Gerald Pollinger. The Observer's Book of Aircraft, 1958 edition... |
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| U.25/49 | Small low speed pilotless target aircraft and launching pad (cancelled replaced by U.120D) | ||
| 26/49 | Replacement for the de Havilland Rapide De Havilland Dragon Rapide The de Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide was a British short-haul passenger airliner of the 1930s.-Design and development:Designed by the de Havilland company in late 1933 as a faster and more comfortable successor to the DH.84 Dragon, it was in effect a twin-engined, scaled-down version of the... (cancelled) |
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| E.27/49 | Delta wing Delta wing The delta wing is a wing planform in the form of a triangle. It is named for its similarity in shape to the Greek uppercase letter delta .-Delta-shaped stabilizers:... research (Cancelled and replaced with ER.100) |
Boulton Paul P.120 Boulton Paul P.120 -Bibliography:* Brew, Alec. Boulton Paul Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1993. ISBN 0-85177-860-7.* Jones, Barry. British Experimental Turbojet Aircraft. London: Crowood, 2007. ISBN 978-1861268600.-External links:* *... |
Post 1949 Operational Requirements and Naval Requirements
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| ER.100 | 1950 | Experimental low-speed research version of English Electric P.1 English Electric Lightning The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; Royal Air Force ... (q.v.) |
Short SB5 Short SB5 -See also:Related development:* English Electric LightningComparable aircraft:* Handley-Page HP.115* Saab 210-References:* "Empire Test Pilots' School: Twenty Five Years". Empire Test Pilots' School Twenty-fifth Anniversary brochure. 1968.... |
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| M.101 | 1950 | Three-seat anti-submarine aircraft | Fairey Firefly AS.7 Fairey Firefly The Fairey Firefly was a British Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm .... |
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| ER.103 | 1947 | Experimental research aircraft capable of Mach Mach number Mach number is the speed of an object moving through air, or any other fluid substance, divided by the speed of sound as it is in that substance for its particular physical conditions, including those of temperature and pressure... 1.5 at 36,000 ft - modified for P.1 as F.23/49 (q.v.) |
English Electric P.1 English Electric Lightning The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; Royal Air Force ... , Fairey Delta 2 Fairey Delta 2 The Fairey Delta 2 or FD2 was a British supersonic research aircraft produced by the Fairey Aviation Company in response to a specification from the Ministry of Supply for investigation into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds.The aircraft was the first to exceed 1000mph, and... |
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| F.105DT | Supermarine 545 Supermarine 545 The Supermarine 545 was a British supersonic jet fighter project of the mid 1950s.The Supermarine 545 was a British supersonic jet fighter project of the mid 1950s.The Supermarine 545 was a British supersonic jet fighter project of the mid 1950s.... |
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| UB.109 | 1951 | Expendable Bomber | Bristol Type 182 | |
| ER.110T | 1952 | Variable sweepback research monoplane | Bristol Type 183 | |
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| F.124T | 1949 | Rocket fighter | Bristol Type 178 | |
| B.126T | 1952 | Low-level bomber | Bristol Type 186 | |
| F.137D | Avro 720 Avro 720 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* . Flight, 27 July 1956. pp. 160–164.* . Flight, 17 August 1967, p. 262.* Jackson, A. J. Avro Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-834-8.... |
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| OR.301 | February 1952 | Rocket propelled interceptor | Saunders Roe SR.53, Avro 720 Avro 720 |-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* . Flight, 27 July 1956. pp. 160–164.* . Flight, 17 August 1967, p. 262.* Jackson, A. J. Avro Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, 1990. ISBN 0-85177-834-8.... |
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| OR.303 | 195? | Lightweight fighter to intercept Soviet Soviet Union The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.... Tu-4 Tupolev Tu-4 The Tupolev Tu-4 was a piston-engined Soviet strategic bomber that served the Soviet Air Force from the late 1940s to mid 1960s... bombers |
Folland Midge Folland Midge |-See also:-References:***-External links:... |
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| OR.304 | 195? | Helicopter for Coastal Command RAF Coastal Command RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force . Founded in 1936, it was the RAF's premier maritime arm, after the Royal Navy's secondment of the Fleet Air Arm in 1937. Naval aviation was neglected in the inter-war period, 1919–1939, and as a consequence the service did not receive... |
Bristol Sycamore Bristol Sycamore -See also:-External links:* on the Bristol Sycamore* on the Bristol Sycamore*... |
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| OR.323 | 195? | Transport aircraft - Hastings Handley Page Hastings The Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings was a British troop-carrier and freight transport aircraft designed and built by Handley Page Aircraft Company for the Royal Air Force... replacement |
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was a British post-war military transport/cargo aircraft and was the last aircraft produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft... , English Electric P.14 |
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| OR.324 | 1952 | Low-level bomber - Spec. B.126T written to this OR - cancelled 1954 | Avro 721, Handley Page H.P.99 - proposals also tendered by: Bristol Bristol Aeroplane Company The Bristol Aeroplane Company, originally the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, was both one of the first and one of the most important British aviation companies, designing and manufacturing both airframes and aero engines... , Short Short Brothers Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company, usually referred to simply as Shorts, that is now based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1908, Shorts was the first company in the world to make production aircraft and was a manufacturer of flying boats during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s... s & Vickers. |
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| OR.334 | 195? | VTOL VTOL A vertical take-off and landing aircraft is one that can hover, take off and land vertically. This classification includes fixed-wing aircraft as well as helicopters and other aircraft with powered rotors, such as cyclogyros/cyclocopters and tiltrotors... transport aircraft |
Fairey Rotodyne Fairey Rotodyne The Fairey Rotodyne was a 1950s British compound gyroplane designed and built by Fairey Aviation and intended for commercial and military applications... ; later cancelled |
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| OR.351 | 1960 | V/STOL Freighter (NATO NBMR.4) | English Electric P.36 | |
| ER.43 | ~1953 | Experimental direct jet-lift Lift jet A lift jet is a jet engine angled to provide an aircraft with aerostatic lift instead of thrust... VTOL VTOL A vertical take-off and landing aircraft is one that can hover, take off and land vertically. This classification includes fixed-wing aircraft as well as helicopters and other aircraft with powered rotors, such as cyclogyros/cyclocopters and tiltrotors... research aircraft |
Short SC.1 Short SC.1 |-See also:-Bibliography:* Barnes, C.H. with revisions by Derek N. James. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London: Putnam, 1989 . ISBN 0-85177-819-4.*Illingworth J. K. B. and Chinn H.W. . London: HMSO, 1969. Retrieved: 11 December 2007.... |
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| ER.134 | 1953 | Experimental high-speed research aircraft capable of sustaining Mach 2.75 to investigate effect of kinetic heating on airframe | Bristol 188 Bristol 188 The Bristol 188 was a British supersonic research aircraft built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in the 1950s. Its length, slender cross-section and intended purpose led to its being nicknamed the "Flaming Pencil".-Design and development:... , English Electric P.6 |
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| ER.163 | 195? | Experimental Fairey Delta 2 with de Havilland Gyron De Havilland Gyron |-See also:-Bibliography:* Gunston, Bill. World Encyclopedia of Aero Engines. Cambridge, England. Patrick Stephens Limited, 1989. ISBN 1-85260-163-9-External links:** - A 1957 Flight magazine article on the Gyron... engine - later cancelled |
Fairey Delta 2 Fairey Delta 2 The Fairey Delta 2 or FD2 was a British supersonic research aircraft produced by the Fairey Aviation Company in response to a specification from the Ministry of Supply for investigation into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds.The aircraft was the first to exceed 1000mph, and... |
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| ER.204D | 195? | Experimental VTOL VTOL A vertical take-off and landing aircraft is one that can hover, take off and land vertically. This classification includes fixed-wing aircraft as well as helicopters and other aircraft with powered rotors, such as cyclogyros/cyclocopters and tiltrotors... aircraft using Bristol Pegasus Rolls-Royce Pegasus The Rolls-Royce Pegasus is a turbofan engine originally designed by Bristol Siddeley, and now manufactured by Rolls-Royce plc. This engine is able to direct thrust downwards which can then be swivelled to power a jet aircraft forward. Lightly loaded, it can also manoeuvre like a helicopter,... |
Hawker P.1127 Hawker P.1127 The Hawker P.1127 and the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1 were the experimental and development aircraft that led to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first vertical and/or short take-off and landing jet fighter-bomber... |
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| NA.39 | 1953 | Carrier borne strike aircraft to Spec. M.148T | Blackburn Buccaneer Blackburn Buccaneer The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British low-level subsonic strike aircraft with nuclear weapon delivery capability serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force between 1962 and 1994, including service in the 1991 Gulf War... , Short PD.13 |
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| NA.47 | 195? | Mixed rocket-jet interception fighter for RN Royal Navy The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service... |
Saunders-Roe SR.177; cancelled 1957 | |
| NR/A.32 | 195? | Light carrier-borne ASW Anti-submarine warfare Anti-submarine warfare is a branch of naval warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines.... to Spec. M.123 |
Short Seamew Short Seamew The Short SB.6 Seamew was a British aircraft designed in 1951 by David Keith-Lucas of Shorts as a lightweight anti-submarine platform to replace the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm 's Grumman Avenger AS 4 with the Reserve branch of the service... |
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| F138D | 1953 | Mixed rocket-jet interception fighter - written around SR.53 | Saunders-Roe SR.53 Saunders-Roe SR.53 |- See also :-References:NotesBibliography* Jones, Barry. "Saro's Mixed Power Saga". Aeroplane Monthly, November 1994, Vol 22 No 11 Issue 259. pp. 32–39. London:IPC. ISSN 0143-7240.... |
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| F.153D | 1953 | Fighter (Javelin development) | Gloster "thin-wing" Javelin Gloster Javelin The Gloster Javelin was an "all-weather" interceptor aircraft that served with Britain's Royal Air Force in the late 1950s and most of the 1960s... |
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| F.155T | 1955 | High-altitude fighter | English Electric P.8 | |
| R.156T | 1955 | Mach 3 reconnaissance aircraft | English Electric P.10 | |
| OR.330 | 1954 | Supersonic high flying reconnaissance aircraft | Avro 730 Avro 730 |-See also:-References:CitationsBibliography* Bartlett, Christopher John. "The Long Retreat: A Short History of British Defence Policy, 1945-70". Macmillan, 1971.* Brookes, Andrew J. "V-Force: The History of Britain's Airborne Deterrent ". Jane's, 1982.... , Handley Page H.P.100 |
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| OR.329 /F.155 Operational Requirement F.155 Operational Requirement F.155 was a specification issued by the British Ministry of Supply for an interceptor aircraft to defend the United Kingdom from high-flying supersonic bombers.... |
1955? | Supersonic high flying interceptor | Fairey "Delta III"; cancelled 1957 | |
| OR.356 | 19?? | Supersonic V/STOL V/STOL Vertical and/or short take-off and landing is a term used to describe aircraft that are able to take-off or land vertically or on short runways. Vertical takeoff and landing describes craft which do not require runways at all... - Spec. SR.250 |
Hawker Siddeley P.1154 Hawker Siddeley P.1154 The Hawker Siddeley P.1154 was a planned supersonic vertical/short take-off and landing fighter aircraft designed by Hawker Siddeley Aviation . Developed alongside the subsonic and smaller Hawker Siddeley P.1127/Kestrel, the P.1154 was derived from the P.1150. The P.1150 proposal did not meet NATO... ; later cancelled |
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| OR.357 | 19?? | Maritime reconnaissance aircraft - led to Nimrod | Hawker Siddeley Nimrod | |
| OR.362 | 19?? | Supersonic trainer aircraft - led to Jaguar | SEPECAT Jaguar SEPECAT Jaguar The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet ground attack aircraft, originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Armée de l'Air in the close air support and nuclear strike role, and still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force... |
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| GOR.2 | 1959 | VTOL Strike Reconnaissance aircraft | English Electric P.31, Gloster P.505 | |
| GOR.339 | 1956 | STOL STOL STOL is an acronym for short take-off and landing, a term used to describe aircraft with very short runway requirements.-Definitions:There is no one accepted definition of STOL and many different definitions have been used by different authorities and nations at various times and for a myriad of... Tactical-Strike/Reconnaissance aircraft capable of Mach 2 Mach number Mach number is the speed of an object moving through air, or any other fluid substance, divided by the speed of sound as it is in that substance for its particular physical conditions, including those of temperature and pressure... and suitable for operation from unpaved strips - Canberra English Electric Canberra The English Electric Canberra is a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft in 1957... replacement |
British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2; later cancelled | |
| GOR.345 | 195? | V/STOL V/STOL Vertical and/or short take-off and landing is a term used to describe aircraft that are able to take-off or land vertically or on short runways. Vertical takeoff and landing describes craft which do not require runways at all... combat aircraft version of Hawker P.1127 Hawker P.1127 The Hawker P.1127 and the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1 were the experimental and development aircraft that led to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first vertical and/or short take-off and landing jet fighter-bomber... - Harrier development |
Hawker Siddeley Harrier | |
| GSR.3335 | 196? | Helicopter - Scout Westland Scout The Westland Scout was a general purpose military light helicopter developed by Westland Helicopters. It was closely related to the Westland Wasp naval helicopter.-Design and development:... replacement |
Westland Lynx Westland Lynx The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants... |
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| GSR.3336 | 196? | Helicopter - Sioux Bell 47 The Bell 47 is a two-bladed, single engine, light helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. Based on the third Model 30 prototype, Bell's first helicopter designed by Arthur M. Young, the Bell 47 became the first helicopter certified for civilian use on 8 March 1946... replacement |
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| RB.156 | Reconnaissance-bomber | Avro 730 Avro 730 |-See also:-References:CitationsBibliography* Bartlett, Christopher John. "The Long Retreat: A Short History of British Defence Policy, 1945-70". Macmillan, 1971.* Brookes, Andrew J. "V-Force: The History of Britain's Airborne Deterrent ". Jane's, 1982.... |
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| ASR.365 | 196? | Helicopter - Tactical Support | Westland Puma | |
| ASR.367 | 196? | Bomber - Vulcan B.2 - see also B.35/46 | Avro Vulcan B.2 Avro Vulcan The Avro Vulcan, sometimes referred to as the Hawker Siddeley Vulcan, was a jet-powered delta wing strategic bomber, operated by the Royal Air Force from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A V Roe & Co designed the Vulcan in response to Specification B.35/46. Of the three V bombers produced,... |
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| ASR.368 | 196? | Bomber - Victor B.2 - see also B.35/46 | Handley Page Victor B.2 Handley Page Victor The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company during the Cold War. It was the third and final of the V-bombers that provided Britain's nuclear deterrent. The other two V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. Some aircraft... |
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| ASR.371 | 196? | Transport aircraft | Short Belfast Short Belfast The Short Belfast is a heavy lift turboprop freighter built by Short Brothers at Belfast. Only 10 were built for the British Royal Air Force with the designation Short Belfast C.1. When they were retired by the RAF, five went into civilian service with the cargo airline HeavyLift Cargo Airlines... |
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| ASR.372 | 196? | Trainer version of Lightning - Lightning T.5 | English Electric Lightning T.5 English Electric Lightning The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. The aircraft was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; Royal Air Force ... |
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| ASR.373 | 196? | VIP Very Important Person A Very Important Person, or VIP is a person who is accorded special privileges due to his or her status or importance.Examples include celebrities, heads of state/heads of government, major employers, high rollers, politicians, high-level corporate officers, wealthy individuals, or any other... Transport aircraft - Andover CC.2 |
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| ASR.376 | 196? | Tanker aircraft | Handley Page Victor B(K).1/1A Handley Page Victor The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company during the Cold War. It was the third and final of the V-bombers that provided Britain's nuclear deterrent. The other two V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. Some aircraft... |
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| ASR.378 | 196? | Transport aircraft - VC10 | Vickers VC10 Vickers VC10 The Vickers VC10 is a long-range British airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, and first flown in 1962. The airliner was designed to operate on long-distance routes with a high subsonic speed and also be capable of hot and high operations from African airports... |
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| ASR.381 | 196? | Interim Maritime Patrol aircraft to Spec. MR.254 - written around Atlantique | Breguet Atlantique Breguet Atlantique The Breguet Br.1150 Atlantic is a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, primarily designed for use over the sea. It is used in several NATO countries as a reconnaissance and patrol aircraft as well as anti-submarine aircraft. The Atlantic is also capable of carrying air-to-ground missiles... |
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| ASR.382 | 196? | Two-seat trainer version of P.1154 for RAF Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world... - cancelled |
Hawker Siddeley P.1154 Hawker Siddeley P.1154 The Hawker Siddeley P.1154 was a planned supersonic vertical/short take-off and landing fighter aircraft designed by Hawker Siddeley Aviation . Developed alongside the subsonic and smaller Hawker Siddeley P.1127/Kestrel, the P.1154 was derived from the P.1150. The P.1150 proposal did not meet NATO... |
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| ASR.384 | 196? | Harrier requirement - see also GOR.345 | Hawker Siddeley Harrier | |
| ASR.385 | 196? | Phantom for RAF | McDonnell Douglas F-4M Phantom F-4 Phantom II The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,... |
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| ASR.397 | 1970 | Basic jet trainer - Jet Provost BAC Jet Provost The BAC Jet Provost was a British jet-powered trainer aircraft used by the Royal Air Force from 1955 to 1993. The Jet Provost was also successfully exported, serving in many air forces worldwide.... replacement |
Hawker Siddeley Hawk BAE Hawk The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single-engine, advanced jet trainer aircraft. It first flew in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk. The Hawk is used by the Royal Air Force, and other air forces, as either a trainer or a low-cost combat aircraft... |
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| ASR.409 | Harrier replacement | McDonnell Douglas AV-8 as Harrier GR.5 | ||
| NSR.6451 | 19?? | V/STOL V/STOL Vertical and/or short take-off and landing is a term used to describe aircraft that are able to take-off or land vertically or on short runways. Vertical takeoff and landing describes craft which do not require runways at all... carrier borne fighter aircraft - Naval Harrier |
BAE Sea Harrier BAE Sea Harrier The British Aerospace Sea Harrier is a naval VTOL/STOVL jet fighter, reconnaissance and attack aircraft, a development of the Hawker Siddeley Harrier. It first entered service with the Royal Navy in April 1980 as the Sea Harrier FRS1 and became informally known as the "Shar"... |
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See also
- Operational RequirementOperational RequirementAn Operational Requirement or was a UK Air Ministry document setting out the required characteristics for a future military aircraft or weapon system....
(OR) - British military aircraft designation systemsBritish military aircraft designation systemsBritish military aircraft designations are used to refer to aircraft types and variants operated by the armed forces of the United Kingdom.Since the end of the First World War, aircraft types in British military service have generally been known by a name British military aircraft designations are...
- General Staff Target - the British Army equivalent
- Specification (technical standard)Specification (technical standard)A specification is an explicit set of requirements to be satisfied by a material, product, or service. Should a material, product or service fail to meet one or more of the applicable specifications, it may be referred to as being out of specification;the abbreviation OOS may also be used...